151579 - **local** SideBars don't work at all - remote only

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 113994

(SeaMonkey :: Sidebar, defect)

Description

[Christophe Thalet]

build 2002053012

installation of sidebars that reside on the web is possible.
but installation of (self-authored) sidebars that reside locally, is *not*
:-((

example:

window.sidebar.addPanel("Sidebar Name", "http://someurl","");

works, but

window.sidebar.addPanel("Sidebar Name", "file:///somefile","");

works not!

additionally, in a sidebar only remote pages can be displayed. so, if a remote
page contains location.replace('file:///c:/'); it does *not* work, but if it
contains location.replace('http://foobar.com'); it works.

this prevents Wish #151578
from getting true as described there

Comment 1

[Christophe Thalet]

here is a link to bug #151578:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151578

Comment 2

[Christophe Thalet]

platform: winnt4 sp6a

Comment 3

[Christophe Thalet]

manual adding

  <RDF:Description about="urn:sidebar:3rdparty-panel:file:///d:/favorites/"
                   NC:title="IE Favorites"
                   NC:content="file:///d:/favorites/"
                   NC:persist="true" />

to the profile's file "panel.rdf" does not work, too :-((((
(whine)

Comment 4

[Michael Lefevre]

do you get an error when you try and load a local sidebar? what happens?

this might be a duplicate of bug 113994

Comment 5

[Christophe Thalet]

no error message.
nothing.
it happens just nothing.
:-(

Comment 6

[Christophe Thalet]

!!! solving this issue immediately will yield a 
surprisingly easy solution 
for RFE Bug 43873 ("request for local file system browsing sidebar") by allowing

file:///

as a sidebar - and you're done
yeah!

Comment 7

[Vidar Haarr (not reading bugmail)]

I agree, michael.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 113994 ***

Comment 8

[Michael Lefevre]

v