Closed
Bug 271583
Opened 20 years ago
Closed 19 years ago
change default for browser.link.open_external to something that doesn't replace existing content
Categories
(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
DUPLICATE
of bug 275430
People
(Reporter: netdragon, Assigned: bugzilla)
Details
(Keywords: dataloss, helpwanted)
When you open a page in Explorer, or an application opens an http request in Firefox, because Firefox is set as default browser, it should be opened in a new tab. This is especially important if you have a page open that blocks caching of the page. Sometimes pages open without our request, such as when opening a shareware application like Mozilla. Opening it in an existing tab can result in dataloss. How reproducible: 1) Open a bank's page, and start typing some junk in forms (or any page that blocks caching such as currently http://www.toomuchsexy.org/index/weblog/comments/logitefch_and_kvm/ ) 2) Double click an html page 3) Be like, "oh shoot! where'd my page go?" 4) Hit back 5) Be like, "oh no! I lost all my data!" Also, this is speculation, but there might also be privacy issues if spyware or a shareware program opens a page in an existing tab, and can now scan, through javascript, your page history and silently submit it in a form.
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Comment 1•20 years ago
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Sorry, that URL was wrong... Use this one: http://www.toomuchsexy.org/index/weblog/comments/logitech_and_kvm/ If the page is ever fixed such that you don't lose form entries, I believe hotmail does the same thing.
Comment 2•20 years ago
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Do you use the feature: Options > Advanced > Tabbed Browsing > Open links in a new tab in most recent window ?
Comment 3•20 years ago
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yeah, as lame as this is for pages to do, we should default to something that won't nuke data if sites are lame like this.
Assignee: bsmedberg → firefox
Component: Startup and Profile System → Preferences
QA Contact: bsmedberg → mconnor
Summary: When opening an HTML file in Explorer, or handling application HTTP request, open it in a new tab (or new window) → change default for browser.link.open_external to something that doesn't replace existing content
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Comment 4•20 years ago
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Oliver: That preference should be set to new tab by default. Off-topic: I also realized that when you have it set on to open in the current window, and Mozilla is minimized, it doesn't flash the button in the Windows taskbar (filed bug 271906)
Comment 5•19 years ago
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Duping forward since that bug has a patch and further discussion. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 275430 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 19 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Comment 6•18 years ago
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sorry for bugspam, long-overdue mass reassign of ancient QA contact bugs, filter on "beltznerLovesGoats" to get rid of this mass change
QA Contact: mconnor → preferences
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