272953 - When switching users while Firefox is open, the bookmarks toolbar shows blank, except for double greater-than symbols (>>)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 266737

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Chris Matta]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

When running XP, with Firefox in the foreground, switch users using the
windows-key+l command, when you come back to your session the bookmarks toolbar
should appear blank, with the >> symbol on the left.  Resizing the window brings
the bookmars back.  

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. While in windows xp (sp2) start firefox, and keep it in the foreground
2. Use windows-key+l to switch to the login screen
3. Either log into another accound, or log back into windows
4. you should see the bookmarks have dissappeared, and have been replaced with a
">>"
5. Resize window, bookmarks will reappear

Actual Results:  
Bookmarks dissappeared, then reappeared after resizing.

Expected Results:  
The bookmarks should not have dissappeared.

Comment 1

[Nick Thomas [:nthomas] (UTC+12)]

See also bug 266737

Comment 2

[Logan Ingalls]

I've seen this also, with a 1.0 build on Windows XP SP2, though I didn't make
the connection to 'switch user' at the time.

This sounds too similar to bug 266737 to be unrelated.

Comment 3

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

Related, certainly, since there's only the one bit of code that does the
resizing of the bookmarks toolbar chevron, but I wouldn't say for sure it's a
dup without knowing that part of Windows user-switching minimizes all open
windows, since that's the common thread in bug 266737 and this is reported as
"with Firefox in the foreground."

That said, I can't reproduce this, either by coming right back to the same user,
or by switching to a different user and then back. Chris, any ideas about other
steps/prefs/setup/particular bookmarks that are needed to make it happen? I'm
suspicious that Live Bookmarks refreshing might do it, though I couldn't make
them in testing - got any on your bookmark toolbar? Do you need to stay switched
to another user for an hour, or will coming back immediately trigger it for you?

Comment 4

[Chris Matta]

I have a few live bookmarks in the toolbar, inside of folders.  It will happen
immediately.  But not always.  I'm going to try it with a nightly, to see if
it's still there.

Comment 5

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 266737 ***

Comment 6

[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