1804046 - Shift + Click on any link while in private window opens the link inside a new private window but groups it with the other "normal windows" inside the taskbar

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, defect, P3)

Description

[Emil Ghitta, QA [:emilghitta]]

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Found in

• Firefox 108.0b9 (BuildId:20221201192006)

Affected versions

• Firefox 109.0a1 (BuildId:20221204094021)
• Firefox 108.0b9 (BuildId:20221201192006)
• Firefox 107.0.1 (BuildId:20221128144904)

Unaffected versions

• Firefox 102.5.0esr (BuildId:20221107191025)

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Windows 10 64bit
• Unaffected platforms: MacOS 11 & Ubuntu 22.04

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch Firefox and open a new private window.
2. Access the following link
3. Shift + Click on any link.

Expected result

• The link opens inside a new private window which is grouped alongside with the other private windows.

Actual result

• The link opens inside a new private window but is grouped with the "normal browsing" windows.

Regression range

• I don't think that this is a regression.

Comment 1

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Probably a straightforward fix similar to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1797010 or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792163.