208499 - can't import bookmarks into an empty bookmark manager

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Damian Berger]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030507
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4b) Gecko/20030507

When the Bookmark Manager is launched with no bookmarks (empty), Tools-->Import
will not open an explorer window.  It does work if you add at least one
bookmark, then do a Tools-->Import, or if you delete all bookmarks, then do
Tools-->Import. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Open the Bookmark Manager
2.  Delete all bookmarks
3.  Close the Bookmark Manager
4.  Re-open the Bookmark Manager
5.  Tools-->Import...


Actual Results:  
Nothing happens.

Expected Results:  
Open an explorer dialog titled "Import bookmark file:"

This is similar to bug 153389, but only applies to a Bookmark Manager that is
empty when launched.

Comment 1

[Justin F. Knotzke]

I can reproduce this bug using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US;
rv:1.5a) Gecko/20030728 Mozilla Firebird/0.6.1

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

WFM Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050702

Damian or Justin can you confirm?

(Note: I was not able to strictly follow the steps as described, as personal
toolbar folder was still in bookmarks - but that was the only entry.)

Comment 3

[Kyle]

A simple workaround is:
-Close Firefox
-Go to c:\documents and settings\_username_\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\_YourProfile_\
and replace bookmarks.html with your backed up bookmarks.html
-Delete bookmarks_history.sqlite
-Reopen Firefox

Comment 4

[Peter Weilbacher]

WFM with Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9b5pre) Gecko/2008032601 SeaMonkey/2.0a1pre. If this is still a problem in Firefox then a new bug should be opened about that.

Comment 5

[lenochod]

SeaMonkey 1.1.9 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; cs-CZ; rv:1.8.1.13) Gecko/20080313 SeaMonkey/1.1.9

Window Explorer was open. It is work OK.