341623 - Extensions causes wrong align layout on window.open() pop-up screens on HTTPS.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 204743

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Rob]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4

I develop webenvironments myself using WebSphere Application Developer. While devolping a calendar pop-up which is called by the javascript window.open(). I have noticed this strange situation. On the localhost (which is HTTP) the pop-up screen is working normaly. But while testing it on our development server (which is HTTPS) the text align of the div tag´s and the align of the tables where not working properly.

Back to the localhost I changed it into HTTPS as well and now the alignment was not working correctly as well. But with my collegue is was working. I have noticed that a few popular extensions like the Gmail notifier and Tabmix plus is causing this problem. After uninstalling these is was working correctly on my own environment as well.

Summary:
I think some extensions will cause layout problems in combination with HTTPS, why? I have no idea. I hopeyou can work on this.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install a few extensions like gmail notifier and tabmix plus.
2. create a popup window with a <div style="text-align: center; margin:0 auto; position:relative;"> or <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
2. Create an open script like: window.open('width=280,height=360,alwaysRaised=yes,left=560,top=260');
3. use this within a HTTPS and an HTTP environment to see the align differences.

Actual Results:  
on HTTPS the alignment is not working properly

Expected Results:  
on HTTP the alignment is working properly

in a way these extensions are infecting the layout scripts of HTTPS pop-up windows.

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

HTTPS vs. HTTP matters because HTTPS adds even more to the statusbar, which then widens the window beyond what you can see, which will have unfortunate effects on layout.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 204743 ***

Comment 2

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 204743 ***