35775 - customize applet doesn't work with netscape6

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Sidebar, defect, P2)

Description

[Allan Masri]

Our sidebar partner, www.consors.de, wants to write a customize applet for their 
sidebar panel. They are having trouble getting it to work.

Their developer, Christian Gradl <[e-mail]>, writes:

> > there are still someproblems with the custimzeable applet
> > the applet itself ist running but it does not read the wkn-parameters.
> > i tried it to in 2 ways.
> > i set the parameters fixed in the html code
> > and i tried to let it read the parameters from the cookie
> > both ways do not work.
> > i could not figure out if it is my error or it is still an incompatiblity
> > in netscape. In other browsers (netscape4, ie4+5) everthing works fine.
> >
> > the version i use is:
> > Netscape 6 Preview Release 1
> > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; N; WinNT4.0; en-US; m14) Netscape6/6.0b1
> >
> > other problem i have is how to reload or access the sidebarpanel from the
> > normal
> > browser window e.g. to make a reload or something like that.
> > how could i refernce to it via javascript or may be the netscape-people
> > implementet a terget command in their html engine which gives access to
> the
> > sidebar?
> >
> > the url to the files with the applet is
> > www.consors.de/Applet/msmf.html (read-from-cookie-version)
> > www.consors.de/Applet/msmf2.html (fixed values)

Comment 1

[David Hallowell]

Bugzilla isn't the place for reporting problems or asking questions about
Netscape 6. Try one of the latest builds of Mozilla and see if the problem is
reproducable there. If the problem still exists then post a more detailed report
of the problem preferably with a testcase to back up your point. If the problem
is Netscape 6 specific then use the Netscape 6 feedback center (Help | Feedback
Center from within Netscape 6)

Comment 2

[Blake Ross]

In light of the facts that Christian also seemed to be using an M14 build, and
that they're a sidebar partner, and that amasri was just reporting what
Christian emailed (and thus has no more information about the problem than what
was said), I'm gonna reopen this for now as I assume the devs will want to see this.

Comment 3

[shrirang khanzode]

Sorry for the spam, changing QA contact.

Comment 4

[Linda Baliman]

Christian Gradl, ebox.de, added to cc-list.  

Comment 5

[Linda Baliman]

Clayton, CRoberts recommended reassigning this to you, because it's 
java applet related.

Comment 6

[rods (gone)]

reassigning

Comment 7

[leger]

Putting on [nsbeta2+] radar for beta2 fix. 

Comment 8

[Jennifer Pepiot (gone)]

Clayton Lewis wrote:

  Hi Jennifer,

  Andrew reports to Chris Karnaze whom I'll cc.  Chris, in turn, reports to me.

  So much for reporting structure!  I'm off line so I can't read the bug from 
here, but one comment below sets off a 
  warning bell - your use of the word applet.  Netscape isn't doing any work on 
Java or Java applets, Sun has taken 
  on all that work and has a fairly big team active in Mozilla to do just that.  
Right now Java (and therefore any 
  applets at all) works only on the Windows platforms and not on Linux, Solaris 
or Mac.  If the applet requires 
  security services we're dead in the water even on Windows.

  If the use of 'applet' was unintentional, please get back to us.  If you need 
further info on Java, an excellent 
  contact at Sun is George Drapeau <[e-mail]>

  = Clayton =

Comment 9

[Linda Baliman]

Reassigning to George Drapeau at Sun, on advice from Jennifer Pepiot/Clayton Lewis.

If this is not correct, please let me know.

Comment 10

[rpallath]

Tried the URL 
http://www.consors.de/Applet/msmf2.html
on WinNT  v4.0 with SP5 on mozilla build 06/13/2000
using Latest plugin by Stanley (not sure if this passed down to Netscape)
Plugin version reads " 1.3.0-netscape6-pr2" .

The applets itself does load correctly on the main page.

A couple of questions

What is the intended behaviour? when u click on 'GO'  what is supposed to
happen.
When we say sidebar applet, how can we add this applet onto the sidebar?


Currently on IE5 if I bring up this URL and click on 'GO' with 'WKN' in the Text
box, it tries to load  http://stage.consors.de/mysidebar/index.php3
and it is not able to load this Page.


On the mozilla build
applets loads correctly
Click on 'Go'
It brings up a  popup box titled 'Unknown file type'

"You are about to download a file of type application/x-httpd-php3.
File is unrecognized by mozilla. You can save it or open it with another
application"


I tried adding php3 mime type, but I do not think that screen is working
currently.
Is there any other way I can add the mime type handle.
(maybe  update some file).

Comment 11

[rpallath]

Added myself to CC list

Comment 12

[Linda Baliman]

Changing QA contact to International QA at Laura Yecies' request.

Changing QA contact to blee at Teruko's suggestion.

Adding Teruko to cc-list.

Comment 13

[Allan Masri]

I tried this with Netscape 20000710:

The problem seems to be with the php3 extension. This appears to be a server 
problem. See http://www.php.net/FAQ.php#6.8 for help configuring your server to 
correctly generate php3 files.

Comment 14

[drapeau]

May I close the bug as INVALID, then?  Linda, comments?

Comment 15

[Linda Baliman]

Please keep this bug open a while longer until we have confirmation from ConSors 
that their panel is completely functional.

Comment 16

[drapeau]

No problem, Linda; I'll keep it open.  Also, putting M18 as the target milestone
to have this resolved; that seems like a reasonable time-frame.

Comment 17

[leger]

Not critical to beta2.  Per today's I18n Beta2 QA review, moving from [nsbeta2+] 
to [nsbeta2-]

Comment 18

[Linda Baliman]

Reassigning to Allan Masri, who is tech support for consors.de on the My Sidebar 
project.

Comment 19

[Allan Masri]

This appears to be fixed with latest builds

Comment 20

[danielmc]

Anna can you regress this with our DE PR2 builds and with current M18 US

Comment 21

[Linda Baliman]

Allan and I observed that the consors URL in this bug once worked, but we now 
get a page not found condition.

Christian Gradl of ebox/consors is investigating.

This bug should actually be Open, but it appears to be a problem in tab source 
code, at the moment.

Comment 22

[Linda Baliman]

Closing WONTFIX.
Any and all client or java applet issues have been resolved.

Comment 23

[Blake Ross]

hmm...okay...that sounds like a clear candidate for WORKSFORME or FIXED, but 
vrfy wontfix to reduce spam.