32204 - modal dialogs still allow user to click toolbar buttons in the parent window

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: XUL, defect, P3)

Description

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

When my download news headers dialog comes up, it is modal to its parent 
(the messenger window), and while it is up, I can't use the "File", 
"Edit", etc menu items.

the problem is I can click on the "Get Msg", "News Msg" toolbar buttons, the 
throbber, and change folders (by clicking on the folder tree.)

davidm believes this is a bug in the modality code.

from davidm: "On the mac I can't seem to click buttons
but I do get the mouse over which isn't right either."

from ben: "I see this too on the profile manager when the profile wizard (modal) 
is invoked from the manager, and in any window when the prefs window
(modal) is brought up."

see the thread at news://news.mozilla.org/38D1D028.37837B0A%40netscape.com

Comment 1

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

The Mac mouseovers are a separate issue, covered in bug 6582.

Comment 2

[Peter Trudelle]

assigning to danm as p3 for m17

Comment 3

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

I have a work around.

If the class of the window is "chrome,modal" I see none of these problem.

If the class is "modal,dialog" I see these problems.

is that the correct behaviour?

Comment 4

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

fix summary.

Comment 5

[Jesse Ruderman]

This could be bug 25684.

Comment 6

[Peter Trudelle]

Mass moving M17 bugs to M18

Comment 7

[Peter Trudelle]

mass-moving all bugs to m21 that are not dofood+, or nsbeta2+

Comment 8

[Dan M]

moving en masse all bugs that didn't get nsbeta3 nomination to "future" milestone

Comment 9

[selmer (gone)]

Is this bug still happening?  It sounds like one of the catfood problems, so I'm
tentatively adding the keyword.

Comment 10

[Daniel Wang]

worksforme moz2003032416/win98