176634 - Cookie Dialog display is too large in embedded builds

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: Networking: Cookies, defect)

Description

[amutch]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021024
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021024

If you set this pref in MFCEmbed:

user_pref("network.cookie.warnAboutCookies", true);

to require cookies to request permission before being set and run MFCEmbed from
the nightly Mozilla directory, the first cookie dialog will appear as a large
box that takes up most of the screen and can not be resized. If you select the
"Show Details" button, it will shrink down to the normal size. Selecting "Hide
Details" keeps it at the normal size. This is also occuring on other embedded
builds using Mozilla 1.2 beta code (K-Meleon).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set pref user_pref("network.cookie.warnAboutCookies", true); in prefs.js for
MFCEmbed
2. Launch MFCEmbed from Mozilla nightly directory
3. Browse to a site that sets cookies [http://www.google.com/]
Actual Results:  
Cookie permission dialog box takes up most of the screen. The box can not be
resized.

Expected Results:  
The dialog box should only be large enough to accomodate the text that is
displayed. The proper display occurs if you select the "Show Details" or "Hide
Details" button.

Comment 1

[Suresh]

MFCEmbed is just a test application.  tempted to mark this WONTFIX.  however, is
this blocking some embedding app you are developing?

Comment 2

[amutch]

This isn't a blocker but seems like it should be a simple fix. Even test apps 
should show proper behavior of dialogs.

Comment 3

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

I can see this, I don't know if its a general bug with dialogs or just the
cookie dialogs.  I can't see anyone really working on this either, reassigning
to [e-mail] and adding helpwanted keyword.