326757 - "Stop Loading" button doesn't work while "Waiting for <site>..."

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Pam Greene]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

While the browser is still "Waiting for <site>...", the stop-sign button in the top toolbar does not work.  Clicking on it has no result.  However, command-. (command-period) does work, and properly cancels loading of the page.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Browse to a site which is slow to respond to the request
2. Click on the stop-sign button

Actual Results:  
Nothing happens.

Expected Results:  
Page should stop loading; browser should cancel request to contact website.

Comment 1

[Steve England [:stevee]]

Reporter, do you still see this problem with the latest Firefox 2? If not, can you please close this bug as WORKSFORME. Thanks!

Comment 2

[Pam Greene]

Yes, I still see it with 2.0.0.4 on Mac.  I've updated the Version accordingly.

The stop-sign click often appears to be queued; it generally takes effect as soon as the status bar changes from "Waiting for ..." to "Transferring...", although I've also occasionally see it respond sooner.  Command-period still responds immediately every time I've tried.

Comment 3

[Brad Fults]

I also see this occasionally.

Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6.

A browser restart usually solves it. Unfortunately I haven't been able to nail it down to reproducible steps.

Comment 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was originally reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.8 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 5

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.10 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.