36172 - multidesk problem with modal dialogs

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Core :: XUL, defect, P3)

Description

[Marko Macek]

I am using multidesk, a nice freeware utility for multiple desktops on NT/W2000.

I have problem with modal dialogs that pop-up from windows that are not on
current virtual desktop. For example 'host not found' error dialog.

The problem:

The dialog is not clickable/focusable when this happens. Focus is locked to it's
parent window and there is nothing to be done except killing the process.


I have also tried this on another virtual desktop utility (FreeDesktops) and the
problem is the same. I will try some others, when I have the time.

Comment 1

[Sean Richardson]

Uh-oh. I haven't seen one for WinNT, but for Win9x a number of video cards
ship with extras for expanded (pan&scan) or extra desktops. There is always
the possibility that they all use the same hooks...

Comment 2

[Peter Trudelle]

reassigning to hyatt as p3 for m19, cc danm

Comment 3

[Peter Trudelle]

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

Comment 4

[Sean Richardson]

Like bug 39439, "modal dialogs become inaccessible", this may be dependent on
bug 27048 and get better when the latter is fixed, or when bug 28594 is fixed.

Comment 5

[David Hyatt]

dan?

Comment 6

[Dan M]

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

Comment 7

[selmer (gone)]

Marko, do you still see this on current builds?

Comment 8

[Marko Macek]

Well, on 2001041104 build I managed to reproduce the problem even without any
virtual desktop software, just plain Win2000. It occurs pretty easily in
subscribe dialog if I switch between mozilla/other windows when it is refreshing
the newsgroup list.

Comment 9

[viipale+bugzilla]

I've got this one too. Except that it effects all Mozilla windows, not just 
dialogs.. See bug 59735.

Using LiteStep on Windows 2000, with 6 virtual desktops.

Comment 10

[viipale+bugzilla]

Umm, a correction to my comment above. I can click the dialogs. They're just
on another desktop. For example, I mistype the url, think that the connection is
just slow and leave the browser searching for the page, then change the desktops
and do some other stuff. After a while I check the browser window again and it
seems to be frozen. The reason is that there is a "host not found" dialog or
similar on another desktop and it's stealing the focus from the browser window.
Usually the dialog is hidden under other windows, so one might get a feeling
that Mozilla has locked up.

Comment 11

[Timea Cernea [:tbabos][inactive]]

Closing this as resolved:incomplete due to lack of activity on this issue and that it might've relied on Multidesk functionality that most certainly changed in the last 20 years. If this issue is still relevant for today's Firefox version, please do re-open it