194890 - Interface screwed up after changing Preferences

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Andre Franco]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; YComp 5.0.0.0)
Build Identifier: Any version of Netscape 6+ and 7+

I have changed the 3rd checkbox on Preferences > Advanced (the one 
below "Enable JavaScript for Navigator...").

Then, when i selected "Ok", the whole browser interface screwed up.
I don't know if selecting that option is the cause, but that's how the bug 
happened. 

I have uploaded a screenshot of the bugged interface at 
http://andrefranco.com/temp/netscape-bug.gif. Please take a look.

Now, all versions of NS 6 and 7 is appearing like that.
I already have uninstalled and reinstalled all versions of Netscape, but the 
bug is still there. 

I'm a javascript developer, and just can't use the browser with that huge bug.

Please answer me as soon as you can.

PS: How can I see javascript errors on NS6?? Typing "javascript:" on url 
location doesn't work.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Edit > Preferences
2. Enable the 3rd checkbox of Advanced options.
3. Select Ok and close Preferences
Actual Results:  
The browser interface screwed up, appearing like is shown at 
http://andrefranco.com/temp/netscape-bug.gif .

Expected Results:  
Do not screw my browser interface.

Comment 1

[Andre Franco]

Attachment: Screen shot of bugged browser interface

Comment 2

[Arunan Balasubramaniam]

Reporter, this is Mozilla's bug database and you generally get told off for
reporting bugs against Netscape browsers in here :)

This isn't a bug anyway.  Looks like you have switched on the "debug XUL"
option.  On Mozilla it is under "Edit -> Preferences -> Debug -> Debug XUL
Boxes".  If you can navigate to that (if it is there) turn it off.  Otherwise,
find prefs.js for your profile and change the line:
user_pref("xul.debug.box", true);
to
user_pref("xul.debug.box", false);

I'm going to close this as INVALID as it's not a bug and it's against Netscape
anyway.  Please use the Netscape newsgroups for support questions such as your
one about Javascript, thanks.

Comment 3

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

and doesn't block development...

change that line and don't forget to close Netscape first