217605 - Mozilla doesn't use the start page as set in the MacOS X internet settings

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, enhancement)

Description

[Per Olofsson]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030827
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.5b) Gecko/20030827

Mozilla doesn't use the start page as set in the MacOS X internet settings, even
when the setting is set and locked by a NetInfo domain.

In our computer lab we have Safari, MacIE, and Mozilla installed. Safari and
MacIE use the home page set in the internet settings on the MacOS X server, but
Mozilla seems to ignore it.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Mozilla on a fresh system
2. Launch browser
3. CMD-N to open a new browser window

Actual Results:  
Mozilla's start page came up


Expected Results:  
Displayed the start page as set in the MacOS X internet settings.


I'm aware that the start page comes up the first time you launch mozilla after
installing it, but it happens if you quit and launch it again.

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

You must set the homepage in Mozilla settings.

Comment 2

[Per Olofsson]

But that's just it, in MacOS X there's a system preference that browsers should at least default to - 
the other mac browsers handle it just fine, Mozilla's the odd one out. And no, manually 
configuring the home page on every single mac we have is not an acceptable workaround.

Comment 3

[Chris Casciano]

it really surprises me that this hasn't been filed before, but I couldn't bring
it up on my searches and there isn't a bug specifically on home page that's
already blocking bug 5721, so confirming this one.

But as Matti commented, for the forseeable future you will have to set the home
page explicitly in the Mozilla preferences.

Comment 4

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

-> XP APPS and enhancement

Comment 5

[Per Olofsson]

As long as it's confirmed, I'm happy - it'll get sorted out eventually. Thanks.

Comment 6

[Robert Accettura [:raccettura]]

This is a very valid bug.  The primary complaint on OS X is that Gecko browsers
don't act and feel like OS X apps.

Also shocked this wasn't reported earlier.

Comment 7

[Mark Mentovai]

I think this one is safe to WONTFIX now.  Many of the old IC prefs are now Safari prefs, with the only UI to maintain them in Safari.  Using those prefs are handled by the profile migrator, but it's unlikely that Mozilla would go peeking into what's become an app-specific pref.