275181 - Compose window does not open with Windows XP's Send Pictures via E-Mail (mapi, moz_mapi)

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(MailNews Core :: Simple MAPI, defect)

Description

[Panu Tuominen]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040910
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040910

Mozilla is not compatible with Windows XP's "Send Pictures via E-Mail" feature.
The problem occurs only when you select "Make my pictures smaller" - i.e. when
you are not sending the original files. The compose window fails to appear if
you are trying to again same pictures that you have successfully sent earlier.

To avoid the problem, you must clear the temp\moz_mapi folder every time before
trying to send any downsized pictures. (The downsized pictures are left there
after successful sending.)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Optionally disable Quick Launch (this just to see how the Navigator opens
while you are sending the email - Quick Launch does not affect the core problem)
2. Select some pictures in Windows Explorer and select Windows XP's 'E-mail this
file' function. WinXP's 'Send Pictures via E-mail' dialog pops up.
3. Select 'Make my pictures smaller' and click OK.
4. Mozilla Compose message windows opens with the attached files. (If the Quick
Launch was not active, also a Navigator window opens and hides the Compose window.)
5. Send the email, do not just close the Compose window.
6. Note that the downsized files are left in temp\moz_mapi.
7. Select SAME pictures in Windows Explorer and select Windows XP's 'E-mail this
file' function to send them again.
8. Select 'Make my pictures smaller' and click OK.
9. Note that nothing happens. (If the Quick Launch was not active, Navigator
opens as in step 4, but no Compose window appears.)
10. Delete files in temp\moz_mapi and retry. Compose window appears successfully.


Expected Results:  
I - Mozilla should delete the temporary files from temp\moz_mapi after
successful sending of the message. Currently it deletes the files only if the
Compose window is closed WITHOUT sending the message.

II - If temp\moz_mapi contains files whose names match to the files to be sent,
Mozilla should overwrite them and continue opening the Compose window, not fail
silently.

III - Navigator should not be opened when sending email (if Quick Launch is
disabled).

Comment 1

[Panu Tuominen]

Changing to "Core/MailNews: Simple MAPI" as I expect it to be problem in MAPI.

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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