Unified extension button empty when "Never remember history" is selected, clicking it opens about:addons
Categories
(WebExtensions :: General, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
People
(Reporter: janharms07, Unassigned)
Details
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:133.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/133.0
Steps to reproduce:
- Activate option "Never remember history" in about:preferences
- Install a random add-on (doesn't matter which one)
- Try to click manage on the extensions-button on the top right in order to manage add-ons
Actual results:
The click on the button directs to the page which opens to install new add-ons.
I know that the page opens as well in case that no add-ons are installed but I have two add-ons installed.
Expected results:
The small window to manage add-ons show up.
Comment 1•2 months ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'WebExtensions::Untriaged' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
I don't agree with the decision of BugBot because this is not a problem with WebExtensions itself but with the Firefox-side management of them.
Comment 3•2 months ago
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(In reply to Jan Harms from comment #0)
- Try to click manage on the extensions-button on the top right in order to manage add-ons
This step is not completely clear. I assume you're clicking the unified extension button in the toolbar, which would normally show a dropdown, but here only opens about:addons.
If that's the case, I think that was the right component.
Updated•2 months ago
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Updated•2 months ago
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(In reply to Francesco Lodolo [:flod] from comment #3)
(In reply to Jan Harms from comment #0)
- Try to click manage on the extensions-button on the top right in order to manage add-ons
This step is not completely clear. I assume you're clicking the unified extension button in the toolbar, which would normally show a dropdown, but here only opens about:addons.
If that's the case, I think that was the right component.
Absolutely right! The reason why I moved it to Firefox is that it is not working only in case that "Never remember history" in about:preferences is activated.
But I'm not familiar with Mozilla Bugzilla - so thank's for your reply!
Comment 5•1 month ago
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The severity field is not set for this bug.
:robwu, could you have a look please?
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Comment 6•1 month ago
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Thanks for your report. This is a known issue and already tracked at bug 1814871.
(In reply to Jan Harms from comment #2)
not a problem with WebExtensions itself but with the Firefox-side management of them.
Most bugs related to extensions should be filed in the WebExtensions::General (or Untriaged). From there, the relevant team can investigate the report and triage as needed. "Firefox::General" is the catch-all bucket, triaged by people on a rotation who may not necessarily have as deep of an understanding of the extensions internals as the WebExtensions engineering team.
In case you are looking for duplicate bugs before filing: bugs related to the management of add-ons (UI and internals) are part of Toolkit::Add-ons Manager. This component and all of WebExtensions are triaged by the same people, so if in doubt you can file a bug in WebExtensions, and it will find its way somewhere, eventually.
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