Open Bug 1560835 Opened 5 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Extension preferences in about:addons become blank when tab detached into separate window

Categories

(WebExtensions :: General, defect, P3)

63 Branch
Unspecified
All
defect

Tracking

(firefox-esr60 wontfix, firefox-esr68 fix-optional, firefox67 wontfix, firefox68 wontfix, firefox69 fix-optional)

Tracking Status
firefox-esr60 --- wontfix
firefox-esr68 --- fix-optional
firefox67 --- wontfix
firefox68 --- wontfix
firefox69 --- fix-optional

People

(Reporter: ke5trel, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug, Regression)

Details

(Keywords: correctness, regression)

STR:

  1. Install Decentraleyes extension.
  2. Go to about:addons and view the extension's preferences.
  3. Drag the tab for about:addons out of the tab strip so that it opens in a new window.

The extension's preferences become blank and require the page to be manually refreshed. Does not happen with extensions.webextensions.remote = false.

Regression window:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/pushloghtml?fromchange=1c52d8baf78986cb9497d48b8b88291686a681ca&tochange=c034e7ddbacdbe80ec8ce5b844e4299fcac9287c

Regressed by Bug 1357487.

Has Regression Range: --- → yes
Has STR: --- → yes
Keywords: correctness
OS: Unspecified → All

Hey Jim, can we get a priority on this one?

Flags: needinfo?(jmathies)
Priority: -- → P3
Version: Firefox 63 → 63 Branch
Severity: normal normal → S3 S3
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