172313 - Can not use Javascript to add new side bar

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[David McCormack]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021002 Phoenix/0.2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021002 Phoenix/0.2

Using the example at http://javascript.internet.com/navigation/sidebar.html to
add a side bar to Mozilla/Phoenix gave the following errors on the Javascript
console.

   Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004003
(NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER) [nsIRDFContainer.Init]"  nsresult: "0x80004003
(NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER)"  location: "JS frame ::
file:///C:/PROGRA~1/PHOENIX/components/nsSidebar.js :: anonymous :: line 138" 
data: no]
   Source File: file:///C:/PROGRA~1/PHOENIX/components/nsSidebar.js
   Line: 138


   Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code:
0x80004003  (NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER) [nsIRDFContainer.Init]"  nsresult:
"0x80004003 (NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER)"  location: "JS frame ::
file:///C:/PROGRA~1/PHOENIX/components/nsSidebar.js :: anonymous :: line 138" 
data: no]

If I click again on the link text 'Add The JavaScript Source to Netscape 6
sidebar' I get the message that its already been added - but the UI does not
give an option in the View -> Side bar submenu.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

Comment 1

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Phoenix is not Netscape or Mozilla. We dont' support that mechanism. Blake,
overrule me if you plan on implementing this compatability. 

Comment 2

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

clarification: we will support adding sidebars but it won't be the same mechanism. 

Comment 3

[Simon Paquet [:sipaq]]

verified.