169950 - add ui for js/window controls (other than pop-ups)

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Camino Graveyard :: Preferences, enhancement)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

this is a companion rfe to bug 155094, which only covers control over pop-up
windows. this rfe covers additional window behavior that can be affected by
javascript. in other words, a frontend ui for the "other" items also seen in the
mozilla Advanced > Scripts & Plugins panel:

a. move or resize existing windows
b. raise or lower windows
c. hide the status bar
d. change status bar text
e. change images
f. create or change cookies
g. read cookies

i don't thing (f) and (g) are needed since there's already pref ui for cookies
--but let me know if these would do something else. also, i'm not sure what (e)
would do --is that worth having?

good test case for (b): bug 161838 coment 16 and 17 --clicking the "login"
button at http://merck-medco.com, etc.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

more info at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/components/ConfigPolicy.html

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

in recent builds pink implemented "Prevent sites from changing the status or
window size / position." this checkbox is in the Web Feature pref panel (under
Navigation).

we can leave this open if ppl want to add more and/or refine the prefs
--otherwise feel free to resolve as fixed.

Comment 3

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

i think we've got all the prefs we need in there. 

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

vrfy'ing.