Closed Bug 29686 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

Beta 1 Release Notes Scratchpad

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(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
General
Type:
defect

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(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED

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(Reporter: verah, Assigned: verah)

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(Whiteboard: (documentation only, checkin unneeded))

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Put your additions to the Beta 1 Release Notes here.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Putting on beta1 keyword and PDT+ list.
Keywords: beta1
Whiteboard: [PDT+]
Whiteboard: [PDT+] → [PDT+] Must be completed after beta branch
Users of MacOS 8.5 to 8.6.1 must upgrade from MRJ 2.0 to MRJ 2.1 (2.2 recommended?) in order to run Java applets with Netscape6. see bug 13848
More for bug 13848 Here are the default installed MRJ versions for recent Mac OS releases. 8.0 = MRJ 1.5 (Java 1.0.2) 8.5 = MRJ 2.0 (Java 1.1.3) 8.51= MRJ 2.0.X 8.6 = MRJ 2.1.X 9 = MRJ 2.1.4 (Java 1.1.7) 9 + auto-update = MRJ 2.2 (Java 1.1.8.) Mac OS 9 includes software auto update, so most Macs that are attached to the internet will have automatically been upgraded to the above So *if* you require MRJ 2.1 to run, then yes, 2.1 required, 2.2 recommended is a good thing to have in the release notes...
Based on what was just added to bug #13848, we should actually say: Users of MacOS 8.5 to 8.6.1 must upgrade to MRJ 2.2 (built-in MacOS9) in order to run Java applets with Netscape6.
Should we just close this bug and transfer the contents to http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26315 That seems far more active and complete... (and it'll kill a PDT+ bug :-)
ProfileManager: bug 30094 When a user selects a custom folder for profile storage, the path name is difficult to see, only the top portion of characters are visible.
updating QA Contact.
QA Contact: asadotzler → leger
verah - by what date must we get you the IM release notes?
Whiteboard: [PDT+] Must be completed after beta branch → [PDT+] (documentation only, no checkin needed)
For Mac rel notes: Mozilla is incompatible with SmoothType 2.1 (some windows don't draw any contents). The incompatibility is fixed in SmoothType 2.1.1, which is available from http://www.kaleidoscope.net/greg/smoothtype.html
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27396 "Shouldn't display error when selecting UW IMAP "folder-only" folders" Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the platforms.
MacOS9-only java applets bug#32529 - crash when loading applet
31892 - A crash occurs with onfocus event assigned to a AREA element
running a search from the sidebar search panel in any component other than the browser (e.g. Messenger or Composer) will not work (no action performed).
29672 - Lock Icon may appear on site that are not secure. If there is any doubt that the site you are visiting is not secure, please use a non-beta browser such as Netscape 4.7x. (or something like this)
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31431 Cyrus IMAP Inbox "1st level folders" disappear problem Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the platforms.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25670 Secure news server, port 563 is not available for Beta1 yet Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the platforms.
Bug 32034: Searches using the Search panel in MySidebar *from a mail window* will not work. Use the search panel from MySidebar in a browser window instead.
(about relnote bug 28459, and related bugs like 19221, 24663) modal windows will block user input on other windows (some or all, depending on the platform) and can, in some exceptional circumstances, not be the topmost window. This means that if the topmost window unexpectedly completely stops responding to the mouse and keyboard, there's probably a modal dialog hiding somewhere and stealing input. You should be able to bring it to the front and then dismiss it to recover. (This situation is rare, and only happens if you have, for instance, multiple browser windows open and simultaneously loading, or one with annoying javascript that opens windows in the background.)
bug 29882: holding down the Up or Down arrow keys to navigate through the Prefrences might crash the browser. workaround: instead of holding 'em down, click the keys more slowly. bug 32554: you can download only one file at a time (serially). unable to do multiple (parallel) downloads. bug 28508: in Linux and Windows, Select All does not work in context menus. instead, use Edit > Select All from the main menu. bug 31233: editing keyboard shortcuts (eg, Alt/Command/Ctrl+X to cut, and so forth) don't work in some dialogs: Find on Page, Profile Wizard... bug 10958: Application Helpers has not yet been implemented for beta1. bug 2674, bug 22529, bug 29348, and bug 20298: some keyboard navigation and shortcuts are still not fully implemented. (read these bugs and their attachments for further details.) also, shift-modified shortcuts aren't implemented yet. bug 28773: Linux and Windows: selecting Copy from context menus doesn't dismiss the context menu. workaround: just click somewhere outside the menu. bug 30813: in Font Preferences you won't be able to select a fontsize smaller than 12pt. bug 26508: Font Preferences: selecting fonts from the scrolling lists might not work. bug 31983: Advanced > Cache preference: Choose Folder button won't bring up dialog. bug 31973: the category tree in Preferences might not redraw properly. scrolling (using the grippy), resizing the dialog, going to another virtual desktop (Linux) would likely work around this problem.
from bug #30864 (windows only) the key sequence Ctrl+Tab will not cycle the active window among the currently open Netscape 6 windows. Workaround is to use Alt-Tab to cycle among all application windows that are currently open, or to select the desired Netscape 6 window from the icons in the Windows taskbar.
From bug #30497: Some HTML Form Controls, and XPToolkit widgets (e.g., scrollbar, input, button) will respond fully or partially to a context-click (e.g., right-click (for a right-handed mouse configuration).
bug 6085: middle-mouse click should load URL in new window --this feature isn't implemented in beta1, but will be in the next milestone.
bug 18656 : pdf files don't launch unless dll is manually added to plugins folder. Workaround: add the 'nppdf32.dll' file to the plugins folder. bug 12037 : Color document icons are printed as black/white or not at all. No workaround available. bug 32552: Page with javascript used to detect plugin does not load plugin.No workaround available. bug 31350: Trying to print big pages cause browser hang up. No workaround available. bug 24405 : Text on right side gets cut off while printing. Workaround: manually change the right margin to .50 inches. bug 24847 : Printing in Landscape mode does not work.No workaround available. bug 24952: Long Table Rows (ie. height) don't cross page breaks and text gets deleted while printing. No workaround available. bug 27478: Cannot print plugins on a webpage. No workaround available.
bug 31350: Trying to print big pages cause browser hang up and page does not print. No workaround available.
bug 7862: Windows: after exiting Preferences, focus switches to another application, instead of mozilla.
32795 All Platforms DOM1 HTMLTextAreaElement .value attribute The .value attribute retains the old value in a textarea element after the value has been changed instead of accepting the new value. 32799 All Platforms DOM1 HTMLTextAreaElement .defaultValue attribute .defaultValue should hold the initial value of the textarea, but it is not being stored there.
Bug 29212 All platforms: Pasting a bookmark folder into itself will cause a crash. You will then crash on startup everytime do to out of memory errors. You must remove the bookmarks.html file to recover.
Bug 8002 (bug 28626, bug 26082) Linux only: Background windows will not come to the foreground when summoned. Using the taskbar icons, the 'Go To Window' popup on the taskbar, or the 'Tasks' menu will not bring background windows to the front. Instead, click on the window to bring it to the front and give it focus.
bug 7404: left and right arrow keys won't scroll horizontally (won't work at all). workaround options: * click the left/right arrow widgets * use the horizontal grippy in the scrollbar * click in the grey area in the scrollbar
bug 32339: font-weight: bolder and font-weight: lighter not working on Mac bug 588: text-align: justify does not work
bug 3326 - Isindex element not rendered. bug 12493 - Vlink not working. bug 14088 - OBJECT standby attribute not working. bug 21456 - ALT attribute for APPLET not working. bug 2212 - char attribute not working. bug 29055 - VALIGN not working with COLGROUP. bug 915 - Column style resolution for text-align not yet implemented. bug 31892 - A crash occurs with onfocus event assigned to a AREA element. bug 31891 - A crash occurs after a onMousedown dialog is closed. bug 32529 - Crash when loading applet on Mac. bug 28142 - Back button loads page in wrong frame. bug 18321 - Javascript frame history doesn't work well.
bug 32120: Locationbox textfield becomes inaccessible after doing some random browsing. workaround: Close and reopen the Navigation Toolbar to be able to type again.
bug# 12559: Javascript properties like port, protocol, search, hash, host, hostname, pathname on LINK and AREA element return undefined value. bug# 13652: Javascript methods focus(), blur(), click() and select() methods don't work with GFX. Please check following link to know exactly which method does not work with which element. http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=1597 bug# 9552: JavaScript method handleEvent() is not implemented. bug# 27006: content-type [meta] with charset doesn't repost form data on reload. bug# 21373: Javascript methods history.back() & history.forward() do not work as expected. [Some problem with history array] bug# 9472: window.location.search is not set when a HTTP 302 redirect occurs to a page with a search string, which is how Messenger Express server passes arguments to the client application. bug# 5995: window.pageXOffset and window.pageYOffset return some big values. bug# 9140: Events are not fired properly on AREA element. bug# 4033: Wrong events get fired on FILE element.
bug 3025, Linux: file selection (in the native File Open dialog) forgets filename when changing the directory. workaround: you'll need to remember/retype the filename in the dialog.
bug 32552 : Page with javascript logic used to detect browser/plugin does not load plugin. No workaround present.
Under Known Issues: Bookmarks and History: the following line appears: Drag and drop is not yet implemented, but you can use cut, copy, and paste to manipulate your bookmarks. I'm pleased to say that is no longer the case. You can replace that with: Bookmarks can be manipulated via Drag&Drop within the Manage Bookmarks window or within MySidebar only.
XML bugs: bug 15086: 'Simple link' based on the XLink spec not yet implemented. bug 32527: XML parsing error messages not displayed.
bug 21971, Linux & mac only: Tasks > Tools > Java Console will not bring up the java console. this only works on Windows.
CSS1: bug 23216: 'a:visited' pseudo-class does not always work.
Profile Migration Profile migration currently copies a Netscape Communicator 4.5 or greater profile into the Users50 directory. It does not alter the current 4.5 or greater profile and Netscape 4.5+ can still be used. No changes made in Netscape 6 will be seen in Netscape 4.5+. They are two distinct profiles. If you have only 1 4.5+ Netscape Communicator profile, it will be automatically migrated for your use. If you have more than one such profile, you will be asked to select one for migration. ---------------------------------------- also in release notes sent out last week, under setting profiles it says it is store in /mozilladir/users50/profilename mozilladir should be installdir <users choice> or <defaultnetscapedir>
bug 24679, You may have problems logging on to your Etrade account. If you get an error logging in, keep trying, you will eventually log in successfully.
My Sidebar: When you click on a different Sidebar tab, you will see the old tab's content's until the new one is fully loaded. bug 31877 You must be registered with Netcenter to customize individual panels in My Sidebar. After reviewing or customizing an individual panel in My Sidebar, simply close the window with the X button. Panels may not load the first time you open My Sidebar. To reload a panel, click on a different panel then click back on the first one. bug 27892
Another item for navigator only install: Spell Check will not be installed. To install Spell Check, choose custom install and select Spell Check.
removing pdt+ and beta1 to get off radar, vera I suppose you can close this out if you'd like
Keywords: beta1
Whiteboard: [PDT+] (documentation only, no checkin needed) → (documentation only, no checkin needed)
Marking fixed.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Verified.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
Whiteboard: (documentation only, no checkin needed) → (documentation only, checkin unneeded)
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