206987 - Dragging folders around personal toolbar does not rearrange the order (unless Alt or Shift are held pressed)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Brad Baylor]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030507

In v1.2.1 of Mozilla, I had folders (with links inside) and a few links (not in 
folders) on the personal toolbar. I rearranged the order to my liking by 
dragging them to a new position. On Mozilla 1.4b, dragging folders to rearrange 
no longer works. Dragging links does work though. When dragging folders the 
little vertical line indicating the new placement doesn't draw and no movement 
of folders occurs. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put cursor over a personal toolbar folder.
2. Left click and hold and try to drag elsewhere on the personal toolbar.
3. Release click 
Actual Results:  
Nothing happens.


Expected Results:  
Rearrangement should occur. 

ATI 8500DV video card with Catalyst 3.2 drivers. Win2k SP2. I did a full 
uninstall of the old Mozilla and deleted its folders, before install of v1.4b.

Comment 1

[Brad Baylor]

I just discovered that pressing alt while dragging makes the little vertical 
line appear and the folder moves to the desired position as expected. It should 
work without pressing alt like v1.2.1 allows.

Comment 2

[Brad Baylor]

Ack! Now the alt trick isn't working after I added a new folder to the personal
toolbar. The vertical line draws but no movement occurs. I tried closing Mozilla
(and the quick launch) and reopening but it still doesn't work. I'll try it
again next time I reboot. 

Comment 3

[Chris Petersen]

This works for me with the 2003-05-23-09 Win32 trunk build (while pressing down
the ALT) under Win Xp. Reporter, can you try the latest build ?

Comment 4

[Tom Sommer]

I can confirm this in 
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030606

The ALT method works for me, but yes... It should work without the ALT key..

Comment 5

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

I believe that this is intended behavior. 

Comment 6

[Dan Allen]

Hmmm, this situation does not leave me with a good feeling inside.  Two reasons.
 I can confirm that the ATL key allows one to move around folders and bookmarks
alike in the personal toolbar folder (using FireFox 0.8).  However, it seems
that only links can be moved without the modifier key.  I tend to agree that
being able to drag links and folders on toolbars borders on too much control
(new users could accidently rearrange things trying to click on them, I have
watched it happen).  The requirement of the modifier key, IMHO, is the perfect
"hidden" solution.  

Either way, let's make this consistent.  Dragging links and folders on the
toolbar either requires the ALT key or it doesn't, not one of each.

Comment 7

[Jesse Ruderman]

See also bug 235244, same bug for Firefox.

Comment 8

[mmortal03]

After using the ALT key to move a folder on the Toolbar, and then releasing it,
the File Menu becomes selected.  It shouldn't.

Comment 9

[Prognathous]

The angle-drag suggested in Firefox bug 235244 seems like a good idea.
Confirming this bug for Seamonkey.

Prog.

Comment 10

[Ray Booysen]

Reassigning as per Bug #32644

Comment 11

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

*** Bug 146448 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 12

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

*** Bug 303850 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 13

[Phoenix]

WFM here, no modifiers need to be pressed to drag folders, closing
User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:18.0) Gecko/18.0 Firefox/18.0 SeaMonkey/2.15a1
Build identifier: 20120921003032