Closed Bug 2077473 Opened 1 month ago Closed 26 days ago

Consider improving the styling of the AI Chatbot dropdown when no provider is selected

Categories

(Core :: Machine Learning: Frontend, enhancement, P2)

Product:
Core
Component:
Machine Learning: Frontend
Version:
Firefox 159
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED
Milestone:
160 Branch
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox159 --- wontfix
firefox160 --- verified

People

(Reporter: sbadau, Assigned: jsudiaman)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [fidefe-sidebar])

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Details

Found in

  • Nightly 159.0a1

Affected versions

  • Nightly 159.0a1

Tested platforms

  • Affected platforms: macOS 26, Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 11.

Preconditions

  • Run this on a new profile.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Click on Show Sidebar -> Customize sidebar -> uncheck Open tools from sidebar
  2. Click the Customize sidebar dropdown -> AI chatbot.
  3. Observe the AI chatbot dropdown state in the panel header.

Expected result

  • The AI chatbot dropdown should clearly and intuitively indicate that it is actionable when no provider has been selected yet.

Actual result

  • The AI chatbot dropdown appears disabled (greyed out) until the user hovers over it, at which point it highlights purple.

Regression range

  • Not a regression.

Additional notes

QA Whiteboard: [qa-found-in-c159]
Severity: -- → S3
Priority: -- → P2
Component: Sidebar → Machine Learning: Frontend
Product: Firefox → Core

Bug 2077206 seems like the proper fix, taking a look.

Depends on: 2077206
Assignee: nobody → jsudiaman
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED

This should be fixed in the latest Nightly. Bug 2077206 reworked the switcher to live in the parent document, so GenAI panel has no control over its appearance.

Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 26 days ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
status-firefox159: affected → wontfix
status-firefox160: --- → fixed
Target Milestone: --- → 160 Branch
QA Whiteboard: [qa-found-in-c159] → [qa-found-in-c159] [qa-triage-done-c161/b160] [qa-ver-needed-c161/b160]
Flags: qe-verify+

Verified as fixed using Firefox 160.0b5 on macOS 26, Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 11 - the AI Chatbot dropdown when no provider is selected is properly displayed.

Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
QA Whiteboard: [qa-found-in-c159] [qa-triage-done-c161/b160] [qa-ver-needed-c161/b160] → [qa-found-in-c159] [qa-triage-done-c161/b160] [qa-ver-done-c161/b160]
status-firefox160: fixed → verified
Flags: qe-verify+
QA Contact: sbadau
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