159247 - pref "browser.always_reuse_window" no longer works

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Camino Graveyard :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[Neil Lee [:neilio]]

Setting this preference used to stop Chimera from opening new windows for
external links, forcing Chimera to always resuse an existing window for externam
URLs.

For some reason it not longer works (I'm using today's (July 24th) nightly) - I
can only have new links open in a new tab, or in a new window.

Comment 1

[saari (gone)]

->pinkerton, regression

Comment 2

[saari (gone)]

really, pinkerton <sigh>

Comment 3

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

simon broke this with reckless abandon -> smfr

Comment 4

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

You really want externally-opened links to replace existing content? That's akin
to a dataloss scenario for me.

Comment 5

[Neil Lee [:neilio]]

Well, to you, perhaps, it's "data loss". To me, it's "recycling". :)  Seriously,
that's why it's was a switchable preference - to make both you and I happy. We
really should be allowed to turn this off and on.

Comment 6

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

*** Bug 155147 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7

[Neil Lee [:neilio]]

Is anything happening with this regression? It's annoying the heck out of me... 

Comment 8

[Neil Lee [:neilio]]

Why is this assigned to someone who obviously doesn't want to fix it? I would
really like to see something happen with this regression: a preference setting
(gui or otherwise), something... or should I just assume that this is a dead end
and close it?

Comment 9

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

We need to allow the user to choose between:
1. open in current browser
2. open in new tab
3. open in new window

and update the prefs UI accordingly.

I do mean to fix this, honest.

Comment 10

[Neil Lee [:neilio]]

Thanks. I am assuaged.

Comment 11

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

-> pink for marking fixed

Comment 12

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

well, this bug, as described, is wontfix. we're no longer using the
always_reuse_window pref. it is obsolete, and has been replaced by a new pref
that allows more choices, and is exposed in the UI.

Comment 13

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

v wontfix --the new ui seems to fine, too.