163971 - javascript focus/alert link prevents loading of URL

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: DOM: Events, defect)

Description

[Jonathan Jiang]

Test Env: Mozilla 1.1.b on hpux11, b2600 workstation
repeat steps:
	1. goto 
http://mozilla.org/quality/browser/standards/xhtml/transitional/a_onfocus.xml
	2. Click the "link". a javascript dialog box appear.
	3. click "ok" button, it should link to www.netscape.com
	4. however, the javascript loops forever.
   5. I cannot click file menu to exit it, the mozilla app goto this infinite 
loop;-)
BTW,  Mozilla 1.1.b(win) version is ok.

rgds. 
Jonathan Jiang

Comment 1

[Andrew Schultz]

confirmed with linux build 20020821.  this regressed between 2002042610 and
2002042807

changing OS to Linux to get more attention.  :)
==> DOM Events

Comment 2

[Vladimir Ermakov]

Reassigning to saari

Comment 3

[saari (gone)]

hmm, works okay on my trunk macos build
->bryner

Comment 4

[Vladimir Ermakov]

This is linux only

Comment 5

[Thomas Swan]

You may want to add Win32. The application crashed when I tried to close it from
the taskbar in WinXP Talkback TB19624828E using the testcase.  This problem
persists in Moz 1.3, 1.3.1RC, Moz1.4a and nighlties.

This cause the application to freeze resulting loss of changes to bookmarks,
prefs, etc possible dataloss kw?

The testcase also causes an infinite UI loop if you alt+tab an application over
mozilla firing the onblur event.   Should this be a separate bug?


Part of the problem stems from form elements not being able to use the focus
mehthod after returning from the Alert box.   Alert box closing goes to next
form element instead of remaining on the current element in addition to losing
the focus call after the alert box has been fired.

Comment 6

[Thomas Swan]

Attachment: Testcase with OnBlur and alert interaction wierdness. Change any "y" to an "x"

Comment 7

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

I can reproduce this bug in Mozilla 1.6 on WindowsXP.

OS should be changed to All.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113

Comment 8

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

I can reproduce this bug in Mozilla 1.6 on WindowsXP.

OS should be changed to All.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113

Comment 9

[Thomas Swan]

This crashes Firefox (20040608)

Talkback Incident ID TB96538M

Comment 10

[Andrew Schultz]

With the original testcase, I get the dialog only twice (instead of inifinite),
but the browser does not load the link URL.

Comment 11

[Martijn Wargers (dead)]

I think this bug is invalid.
The appearance of the alert dialog during onfocus prevents the click even from firing (which is when the link will be followed).
IE7 is also not following the link.

Comment 12

[Kanchan Kumari QA]

I see same behavior in chrome too for reported issue.  
For test case in comment#6, I don't see any OnBlur and alert interaction wierdness.
Considering the same behavior in chrome and IE(as per comment#11), closing this bug as resolved:Invalid