165668 - Ctrl+2/Ctrl+1 cannot focus an open mail/navigator window with modal dialog like Preferences/Account settings [error in JS console: tasksOverlay.js :: toOpenWindow]

Status: NEW

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[Jesse Ruderman]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open a browser window.
2. Open mail using Ctrl+2.
3. Open mail account settings.
4. Switch back to the browser window.
5. Press Ctrl+2 again.

Result: nothing happens.

Comment 1

[Daniel Wang]

happens to Navigator too

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open a browser window.
2. Open mail
3. In browser, press ctrl+O
4. Switch back to the mail window.
5. Press Ctrl+1

-> XP App

Comment 2

[Vano Beridze]

Gentoo Linux
Mozilla 1.4
WindowMaker

Pressing Ctrl+1
or Ctrl+2

shows up either browser or mail window 
but does not switch focus to them.

Comment 3

[Alexander Opitz]

*** Bug 176386 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Andreas Kunz]

Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code:
0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIDOMWindowInternal.focus]"  nsresult:
"0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame ::
chrome://communicator/content/tasksOverlay.js :: toOpenWindow :: line 89"  data: no]
for the first steps. (1.7rc1 WinXP)

Comment 5

[henry.ye]

Is there any wrong with following function?

function toOpenWindow( aWindow )
{
   aWindow.document.commandDispatcher.focusedWindow.focus();
}

Comment 6

[OstGote!]

See also Bug 243145, potential dupe.

Comment 7

[OstGote!]

*** Bug 287046 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8

[HJ]

*** Bug 243145 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***