294578 - asp.net's backcolor does not have any effect when viewed using firefox but works on ie

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4

The statement :
<asp:Textbox id="tReceiptDate" Columns="11" MaxLength="11" runat="server"
backcolor="yellow"/>
when viewed using ie will display yellow background color on inputbox/textbox, 
but it remains white background color on firefox.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Please see http://www.semen3roda.com/test.aspx
2. Run it on Microsoft IIS with .NET Framework installed.
3. Just call the page to see the result.

Actual Results:  
It should have a yellow background color.

Expected Results:  
Fix the bug

Comment 1

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

The bug is in ASP.net, not Firefox. If you view the source, you'll see that the
CSS style that defines background color is only sent to Internet Explorer browsers.