251973 - No error message for stalled/failed opening of startup link upon restart after offline mode

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Ivan Ičin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040626 Firefox/0.9.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040626 Firefox/0.9.1

If the browser was closed in offline mode, clicking on some dynamicly updated
link in e-mail doesn't open that page, as far as I could test it (there is small
possibility that this happens because of my unrelaible link).

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Switch Firefox to offline mode
2. Exit Firefox
3. find some dynamicly updated link in some e-mail and click on it (tested on
Thunderbird 7.0, mail from bugzilla about bug change)


Actual Results:  
It seems that site is loading (indicator is rotating), but actually nothing
happens. If I switch online manually enter the address, everything works fine.

Expected Results:  
Site is loaded (better) or I am asked to switch online, or at least I get
message that page cannot be opened because I am offline

I've recently reported bug 251756, probalbly the best way to solve this bug is
by solving that bug. Still, it is not necessary to solve that bug to solve this
bug. I guess that that means they're not dependent. If I am wrong someone will
correct me.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 2

[Ivan Ičin]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b5) Gecko/20050927 (No
IDN) Firefox/1.4 ID:2005092706

This is still reproducable. In the worse case you should get the message that
browser is offline, thought this is the worse possible solution. Better solution
is, as user intention is clear, to switch to on-line mode, and probably the best
solution is bug 251756, as it is reasonable not to remember off-line state
accross sessions.

Comment 3

[[e-mail]]

(In reply to comment #2)

More inclusive title could read:
No error message for stalled/failed opening of startup link (homepage or provided by command line/other application) upon restart after offline mode

Also reproducable for Fx 1.5rc3 :
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051111 Firefox/1.5

Upon second programme start (first one after setting offline mode) status bar indicates "Looking up en-us.start.mozilla.com..." instead of displaying error for blank/new profile (not even timeout message at later stage).

In contrast, when opening any nonlocal links in offline mode a proper error message is shown. ==> Lack in consistency. Suggest to confirm message: status to NEW.

Do not agree with suggestion of bug 251756 that Fx should forget offline mode upon exit. That's what a profile is for, to save settings from one start to the next. Any further / developer comments?

Comment 4

[[e-mail]]

SeaMonkey 1.5a and Mozilla 1.7.12 handle these cases fine / according to suggested handling (error message) in earlier comment.

Comment 5

[[e-mail]]

It appears there has been some silent solution to this problem. Haven't found an openly published fix.

Now: WFM. Firefox 1.5.0.1 ID:2006011112.

Descr.: An error message is now shown (equals standard message for other cases)
>>>
Offline mode
Firefox is currently in offline mode and can't browse the Web.
* Uncheck "Work Offline" in the File menu, then try again.
<<<

However, if you see this problem in a recent build of Mozilla, feel free
to return and ask for this bug to be reopened.

Marking WORKSFORME.

Comment 6

[Ivan Ičin]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20060201 Firefox/1.6a1

It is still reproducable on trunk.

Comment 7

[[e-mail]]

It appears the standard for Fx now is to open in online mode, irrespective of settings before a previous shutdown. Since this renders the bug neither INVALID nor FIXED:  WORKSFORME?

Firefox 2.0.0.3 ID:2007030919, WinXP sp2, en-gb

Comment 8

[Ivan Ičin]

Agree