265482 - Unable to delete bookmarks and folders in some cases

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Mime Čuvalo]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1

The bookmarks manager 'Delete' key will fail to function after some certain
types of deletions.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open up the Bookmarks Manager
2. Import the bookmarks.html file (Attached to this bug - It's the same
bookmarks.html that comes with the standard installation of Firefox)
3. Expand the 'Bookmarks Toolbar Folder'
4. Select the separator below 'Latest Headlines' and just press and hold the
'Delete' key until all of the folders, bookmarks and separators are deleted.
5. You should be left with 'Bookmarks Toolbar Folder', 'Getting Started' and
'Latest Headlines'.
6. Try deleting 'Getting Started' - you can't.

Closing and restarting the manager or adding a new bookmark remedies this.

Comment 1

[Mime Čuvalo]

Attachment: Standard set of bookmarks with Firefox

Comment 2

[Mime Čuvalo]

Further testing of this bug shows that the problem seems to lie in Step 4 (in
the list to reproduce the problem).  The pressing and *holding* of the delete
key will generate this problem.  However, if I press and release the delete key
for each item I wish to delete this bug will not occur.

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This is an automated message, with ID "auto-resolve01".

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Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
comment). If anyone thinks this is incorrect, they should feel free to reopen it.

Comment 5

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

sorry for bugspam, long-overdue mass reassign of ancient QA contact bugs, filter on "beltznerLovesGoats" to get rid of this mass change