165977 - Bookmarks search also searches memory cache

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Scott Brawner]

Performing a search of bookmarks also searches Memory Cache. I discovered this
by accident. I searched for a bookmark I thought was present, in order to add a
keyword. (I had just visited the site by entering the URL and thought a keyword
for my bookmark would be helpful.) The bookmark appeared in the search results
so I added the keyword by choosing "Properties" directly from the results
window. I then tested the bookmark's keyword only to find that it didn't work. I
checked every single folder of my bookmarks visually to verify that the bookmark
was indeed not there. I then proceeded to empty various items (history, location
bar history, etc.) until I narrowed it down to the memory cache. Needless to
say, this is not the expected behavior. This has happened in v1.0 and v1.1.

Comment 1

[Jonas Jørgensen]

Please add an ordered list of steps to reproduce.

Comment 2

[Scott Brawner]

(per your request)
Steps to reproduce:
1. Clear history, typed URL history, memory cache and disk cache. 
2. Perform a bookmark search on a URL you know you do not have in your bookmarks
file. (I searched by location.) The results window should be empty.
3. After search is completed, close the bookmarks windows and type the same url
into the location bar and visit that web site.
4. Visit another, different web site if desired.
5. While the browser is still open, perform the same bookmarks search that you
did in step 2 above. The results window should now show the URL, even though it
does not actually exist in the bookmarks file. You can confirm this by
right-clicking on the bookmark in the search window, choosing properties, and
adding a keyword for that web site. Then close the bookmark window and type your
keyword into the location bar. The bookmark keyword will not work as the
bookmark  is not actually there.
6. Empty the memory cache again and perform the same bookmark search a third
time. The results will show up empty again.

I hope this helps.

Comment 3

[Jonas Jørgensen]

Worksforme build 2002091908 Win2k.

Comment 4

[Scott Brawner]

I've experienced the problem in both Mozilla 1.0 and 1.1 (not sure of the build
#s) on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Where can I get the latest build?

Comment 5

[Jonas Jørgensen]

At <ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest/>. These builds can be very
unstable at times, so you would be wise to backup your profile before running
it, or use a different profile.

Comment 6

[Chris Lyon]

WFM 20021105 on WinXP

Scott, can you reproduce this on a recent build?

Comment 7

[Chris Lyon]

Resolving due to lack of response from reporter.

Please reopen if this bug persists in a new build.

Comment 8

[Jonas Jørgensen]

Verified worksforme.