159805 - Any bookmarks folder, when dragged to Desktop, creates a text clipping file containing nonsensical text

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 94465

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[henri]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.1a) Gecko/20020610
BuildID:    2002061014

when dragging a folder containg bookmarks from the finder into mozilla bookmark
manager, or a foldrer containing bookmarks from the bookmark manager on to the
finder, unexpected results occour.

Spicifically - dragging a folder to the finder. Instead a folder apparing in the
finder containg bookmarks. A text clipping appears.


Spacifically - dragging folders containg bookmarks into the book mark manager in
mozzila, seems to have absolutly no effect.

Although it is possible perform such operations using another browser such as ie
and then use this book mark file with mozilla. I would expect this kind of drag
and drop functonality.

PS the tabs are really good - will mozilla be the next web browser to support
even more radical data presentation - I look forward to seeing amzing and
inovative features.  If you need ideas, please do not hesitate to let me know.

[e-mail] 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.open mozzila
2.open bookmark manager
3.drag a folder containg bookmarks to desktop

Actual Results:  a clipping file was generated on the desktop
so it looks like drag'n drop featurs have been enabled - however mozzila is not
aware that I have draged a folder to the desktop - or if it is It is unsure of
what to do

Expected Results:  generated the directory structure of the folder being draged
including bookmarks and folders

it would be good to have key combinations to open new windows behind - like
command shift clik in IE and also to open a new tab behind - ie not jump into
that tab.

Comment 1

[Jesse Ruderman]

See also:
bug 70776  drag bookmark/history item to recycle bin/trash should delete item
bug 94465  should be able to drag bookmark folder to desktop to create folder 
bug 111866 Dropping multiple bookmarks in the desktop doesn't work
containing .url files, and vice versa
bug 137137 Dragging a "Favorites" folder into Bookmark Manager creates invalid
bookmark folder
bug 142548 Bad link for drag-drop test bookmark-desktop

Comment 2

[Greg K.]

Adding qawanted. Let's make sure this isn't a dup.

Comment 3

[Greg K.]

Confirmed using FizzillaMach/2003021203. For example, dragging a bookmarks
folder resulted in a text clipping file named, "NC:BookmarksRoot#$4972C943", and
containing only that text as well.

Comment 4

[Jeremy M. Dolan]

Still around in FF 1.5.
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

It would be really fantastic if dragging those folders created a file which, when opened, actually loaded all of the URLs that were in the folder.  Having a few of these on my desktop (and a quick way to save them directly, from the Bookmark All Tabs dialog) would make my life absolutely wonderful.

Comment 5

[:Hb]

With SM 2.0.1 under Windows XP this action results in a "not enough memory" error dialog.

Comment 6

[Phoenix]

Dupe for bugs from Comment 1