186666 - Cannot insert an image, etc., in 'Compose' when Mozilla is first opened unless some text is typed first

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect)

Description

[Michael Graubart]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130

If Mozilla is opened to the Mail window, 'Compose' is selected and the 'Insert'
drop-down menu is opened (or the corresponding button in the tool-bar is
clicked), all items except 'Smileys' are dimmed. If one types something (even
only one letter) in the message pane, and even if it is immediately deleted
again, then the menu items are available and an image, etc., can be inserted.

Once this has been done in one message (regardless of whether it is sent or
not), one can immediately insert an image, etc., into another new message
without first typing some text.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Mozilla from scratch.
2.Open Mail & Groups.
3.Open 'Compose'.
4.Either enter an address and subject and then click in the message pane, or go
straight to the message pane.
5.View the drop-down 'Insert' menu or click the Insert tool-bar button.
6.Note that all items other than 'Smileys' are dimmed.
7.Type a letter (and, if desired, delete it again) and try 'Insert' again.
8.Open 'Compose' anew and go through 4. and 5. again.
Actual Results:  
At 5., all items except 'Smileys' are dimmed. Insertion of the others is not
possible.
At 7., all items are now accessible and insertion is possible.
At 8., insertion is now possible right away (without having to type anything first).

Expected Results:  
At 5., the menu items should be available and insertion of images, etc., should
be possible without having to type anything first.

Mac G3 (old beige), OS 9.2.2. Modern theme.

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Mac classic builds are "dead"

You could try a 1.3.1 OS classic build from here :
http://wamcom.org/