259632 - Creating new folder/directory in installer doesn't show it

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Thunderbird :: Installer, defect)

Description

[Erik Hesselink]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (20040913)

When installing Thunderbird with a custom install, you can change the install
directory. In the folder picker, there is a button labeled 'New Folder'.
Pressing this button creates a new folder named 'New Folder'. However, the
folder isn't shown in the folder tree, so there is no indication it was created
and no way to rename it or select it.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select custom install.
2. Press 'Browse...' to select install folder
3. Press 'New Folder' to create a new folder

Actual Results:  
A new folder named 'New Folder' is created, but it is not shown in the tree
view, so there is no indication it was created.

Expected Results:  
If a name is specified in the text box next to the button, create a folder with
that name, and show and focus it in the folder tree. If no name is specified,
create a new folder named 'New Folder', show it in the tree view and focus it,
ready for renaming.

Comment 1

[Erik Sargent]

Actually, I have found that you CAN rename the folder, but the 
cursor/highlight does not land on the new folder. Rather it lands on the 
parent. 

1. For instance, highlight "Programs" as the folder
2. Click "New Folder"
3. A folder called "New Folder" is created in the "Programs" folder, but the 
highlight is still on "Programs" and the "Programs" folder is NOT expanded 
which means you can't see the new folder.

Comment 2

[Dan Rawson]

On Windows NT, you don't even get the "New Folder" button, so you have to
manually make any new folder you might want

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 4

[Benjamin Smedberg]

*** Bug 298361 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[Gary Kwong [:gkw] [:nth10sd] (NOT official MoCo now)]

Reporter, does the issue still occur with the latest supported 2.0.0.x / Shredder trunk nightlies?

(1.5.0.x is now end-of-life and the latest supported Thunderbird version 2 is 2.0.0.16)

Comment 6

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

RESO INCO per lack of response to the last question. If you feel this change was made in error, please respond to this bug with your reasons why.