358213 - in the windows "open file with ..." the ok button is grey (not active)

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Felter Roberto]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; it; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061010 Firefox/2.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; it; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061010 Firefox/2.0

the second time that i open a file (ex. .doc) and the windows for select "open with:.." is open the OK button are grey, how i can't use it.
If i click on it, the button change to correct color and now i can click on it for open the file.
This only after the first time i do that.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.open a html page with a document link ( .pdf , .doc )
2.select a link
3.the "open with: " windows is open
4. select the program to use ( ex. adobe reader)
5. click the ok button
6. close the document
7. repeat from 2.
8. look that the ok button in the windows are inactive

Actual Results:  
the ok button is lightgrey, how isn't active.

Expected Results:  
the ok button in the window must be active for confirm the choice.

if you click on the lightgrey ok button the color change to active grey and than you can use the ok button to continue the operation.
I have tested the same problem with firefox 2.0 and windows 2000, windows xp and linux (ubuntu)

Comment 1

[Ryan Flint [:rflint] (ping via IRC for reviews)]

The buttons on confirmation dialogs (xpinstall, downloads, etc.) are inactive until they are focused. This is done to prevent automated clicks/race conditions and to make sure users acutally wish to perform that action.