19924 - [4.xP] File->Open opens file in new window instead of current

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

1999112216 on WinNT 4.0 SP3.

To repro:
1) choose File->Open File
2) using the dialog, select some HTML file on your local disk and doubleclick

Expected: file opens in current window, replacing existing contents
Actual: new window is created and file opens in that

Note if you repeat the steps in 4.7 you get the Expected behavior.

Comment 1

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Marking [DONTTEST] to indicate no test case needed.

Comment 2

[shuang (gone)]

I remembered german might already speced out the "file/open/..." somewhere. Any
change from 4.x?
re-assign it to german to determine the correct behavior.

Comment 3

[german]

This is the spec'd behavior. reason for change: we should behave like other apps
in this regard, and execute the command "open" close to the meaning of the word.
Furthermore, novice users have been disturbed by the fact that opening a file or
web locations wipes out their current context. This also must be duplicate of
other bugs, lets see: bug 3988, bug 3843...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 3988 ***

Comment 4

[Dan Erikson]

Actually, I think this bug is reporting something different than the bug
it is marked as being a duplicate of.
This bug states that selecting a file in the file dialog box opens a new
browser window, which is the current behavior, while the other bugs are
reporting that selecting File|Open opens a new browser window instead
of a file selection dialog, which has been fixed.

Recommend changing from DUPLICATE to WONTFIX.

Comment 5

[Claudius Gayle]

This is different, but it was also fixed. Currently the user has the option on whether or not to open a new window
via a checkbox in the dialog. I going to resolve and verify as fixed.

Comment 6

[Claudius Gayle]

marking fixed like i said.

Comment 7

[Claudius Gayle]

makring verified

Comment 8

[leger]

Moving all UE/UI bugs to new component: User Interface: Design Feedback
UE/UI component will be deleted.