1668827 - There are encoding issues displayed with several symbols saved as tags in the Save to Pocket doorhanger

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Pocket, defect, P4)

Description

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Attachment: symbols encoding.gif

[Notes]:

• This issue is reproducible using the following symbols: &, ', ", and >.

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 83.0a1
• Firefox Beta 82.0b5
• Firefox Release 81.0.1

[Affected platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• macOS 10.15
• Ubuntu 18.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have the Firefox browser installed.
• You are logged into your Pocket account.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the Firefox browser.
2. Navigate to any website (e.g. www.wikipedia.org).
3. Click the "Save to Pocket" button from the right part of the "Address Bar".
4. Type the following string “black&white”.
5. Click the “Save” button.
6. Click the "Save to Pocket" button from the right part of the "Address Bar".
7. Type “black” and observe what happens next.

[Expected result]:

• The “black&white” tag is displayed in the tags drop down list.

[Actual result]:

• The “black&white” tag is displayed in the tags drop down list.

[Additional Notes]:

• Attached a screen recording of the behavior.