17189 - [BLOCKER]The Compose window does not launch

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P3)

Description

[Ninoschka Baca]

Build 1999102508M11: Mac 8.5.1

Overview: In Mail select the "New Msg" button and the window blinks but the
Compose window never appears. This prevents the ability to create a message and
send.

Additional Information:
- Tried an existing POP account, no migration.
- Tried an existing IMAP account, no migration.

Comment 1

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

This sounds like XUL spankage. pav? paul?

Comment 2

[Jon Granrose]

mozilla tree currently closed for this bug.

Comment 3

[Phil Peterson]

Reassign to ducarroz

Comment 4

[pmock]

Changing qa assigned to [e-mail]

Comment 5

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

I don't see this problem on my Mac with a tree pulled around 7:30 this morning. Does somebody else see it?

Comment 6

[scottputterman]

This works fine for me on my Mac build from 10am this morning.

Comment 7

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

So far, I discover (on Peter Mock's Mac) that if I don't include the overlay taskOverlay.xul in messengercompose.xul, I
get the message compose window working again!!! I don't have a good explanation for this. I still investigating the
problem...

Comment 8

[lchiang]

What is this overlay used for? Can you have a temporary workaround for not using
this overlay so we can compose msgs on the Mac?

Comment 9

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

The problem occurs only if taskExtension.xul include AimSession.js. I still not have an explanation yet. Therefore
it's only a COmmercial build problem and doesn't affect Mozilla.

Comment 10

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

The problem is due to AIM resources installed in the wrong location. pavlov and amusil have already checked in a fix
for that.

Comment 11

[pmock]

Verified as fixed on the MacOS commercial seamonkey build 1999-10-26-08-m11.
I can start a new message from messenger, browser, and double clicking on the
shortcut to launch just a mail compose window.

ftp://sweetlou/products/client/seamonkey/macos/8.x/ppc/1999-10-26-08-M11/netscape5-mac-M11.sea.bin