269933 - Main window loses "maximized" status when Firefox open new tab from local file

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, defect)

Description

[Mike]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

Main window loses "maximized" status when Firefox open new tab from local file.
File should be opened outside Firefox (i.e. from Windows Explorer)

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start FF
2. Maximize FF's main window
3. Open local HTML file from Windows Explorer

Actual Results:  
Main window loses "maximized" status

Expected Results:  
Main window shoud stay "maximized"

IMHO all Windows platforms affected

Comment 1

[Tuukka Tolvanen (sp3000)]

fwiw, linux fx1.0
    $ firefox -remote 'openURL(file:///...<local html file>, new-tab)'
does not unmaximize the firefox window.

Comment 2

[Mike]

Window loses its maximized status ONLY if it was minimized before opening new
document. I think this bug is related to bring-window-to-visible code.

Comment 3

[Tuukka Tolvanen (sp3000)]

maximize, minimize, .html file opened to new tab in active window from external
app worksforme fx1.0 on linux (metacity) and windows98, window comes up in
maximized state

Comment 4

[Grick]

I'm having this problem. 

1. Open Firefox. 
2. "Restore down" FF (i.e., unmaximize it).
3. Maximize FF.
4. Minimize FF.
5. Open a *.htm or *.html file from Windows Explorer.

Comment 5

[Grick]

I'm having this problem. 

1. Open Firefox. 
2. "Restore down" FF (i.e., unmaximize it).
3. Maximize FF.
4. Minimize FF.
5. Open a *.htm or *.html file from Windows Explorer.

Comment 6

[pile0nades]

Confirming on Firefox 1.0.7 on Windows XP SP2. It only happens once per browser
session. It happens when FF starts out maximized, it does not need to be
maximized then minimized beforehand.

Comment 7

[Jon Baumgartner]

I'm seeing this as well, but with external links. So if FF was maximized, and then minimized, and I then click on a URL in Thunderbird, FF's window will switch to restored status instead of retaining its maximized status.

In contrast to comment #6, for me it does have to be minimized first, and it happens every time, not just once.

Comment 8

[Bryan]

(In reply to comment #7)
> I'm seeing this as well, but with external links. So if FF was maximized, and
> then minimized, and I then click on a URL in Thunderbird, FF's window will
> switch to restored status instead of retaining its maximized status.

I see the exact same behavior when clicking on links in Outlook Express email (except that I don't have to minimize FF at all).  FF will at times return to a restored state instead staying maximized which is HIGHLY annoying!!!

~B

Comment 9

[Mike]

fixed by Bug 398907