1854413 - [Experiment] The Translations Modal is briefly displayed during page translation for new domains when the “Always translate language” option is enabled

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Translations, defect)

Description

[Carmen Fat [:cfat] - Ecosystem QA]

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox RC 118 - Build ID: 20230918143747

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• Linux Ubuntu 20.04 x64
• macOS 12.6.1

[Prerequisites]:

• Enroll in the experiment by pasting the user.js file in the Profile Folder from the “about:support” page and restarting the browser.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Navigate to https://www.bild.de.
2. Click the Gear button from the Translations Modal.
3. Select the “Always translate German” option.
4. Open a new tab and navigate to https://www.focus.de (must be an unvisited “de” domain).
5. Click the Translations icon from the Address Bar.
6. From the drop-down button, select the Italian language.
7. Click the “Translate” button.
8. Observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:

• The page is translated and no Translation Modal is displayed.

[Actual result]:

• The initial Translation Modal (with “Translate from” and “Translate to”) is displayed for a brief second while the page is translated.
• After the page is translated, the initial Translation Modal is dismissed and replaced with the “This page is translated from German to Italian” one.

[Notes]:

• This issue is also reproducible without being enrolled in the experiment.
• This issue is also reproducible with other supported languages.
• In some cases, the initial Translation Modal is displayed only for a second and the users don’t have time to react nor to read the information from the Modal.
• Here is a screen recording of the issue.