414832 - "show my windows and tabs from last time" not functioning

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 398817

(Firefox :: Session Restore, defect)

Description

[Stuart Ross]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b2) Gecko/2007121120 Firefox/3.0b2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b2) Gecko/2007121120 Firefox/3.0b2

If I close Firefox 3.0b2 legitimately with tabs open, on restarting it just displays a blank page instead of the tabs I had open before.

I wonder whether this is because I have 'Keep my history' switched off?
Surely my choice to restart the same session as I close should override the history selection?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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If I close Firefox 3.0b2 by kiling its process, the function works fine - I guess because Firefox doesn't get a chance to delete the history as it closes

Comment 1

[u88484]

Just to confirm, you have Tools->Options, 'Main' tab, 'Startup' section, 
When Minefield starts: Show my windows and tabs from last time 
set correct?

Comment 2

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b3pre) Gecko/2008013003 Minefield/3.0b3pre

I tried this out; in the Options window I unchecked "Keep my history for at least x days" and restarted, but the history was still there and no blank tab :).
I believe this is a known bug if not forgotten.

I can reproduce the blank page by setting "Always clear my private data when I close Minefield" and by checking "Browsing History" in the "Clear Private Data" window.

Comment 3

[Stuart Ross]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Just to confirm, you have Tools->Options, 'Main' tab, 'Startup' section, 
> When Minefield starts: Show my windows and tabs from last time 
> set correct?
> 

Yes Kurt that is correct.

Comment 4

[Stuart Ross]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b3pre) Gecko/2008013003
> Minefield/3.0b3pre
> 
> I tried this out; in the Options window I unchecked "Keep my history for at
> least x days" and restarted, but the history was still there and no blank tab
> :).
> I believe this is a known bug if not forgotten.
> 
> I can reproduce the blank page by setting "Always clear my private data when I
> close Minefield" and by checking "Browsing History" in the "Clear Private Data"
> window.
> 

Yes this is the same for me.  I have checked "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox" (incl. Browsing History) and UNchecked "Keep my history for at least x days".

I wish Firefox not to keep any history or private data, but the option to start with tabs from last session should override that - just for those pages.
If that is too difficult to implement (maybe the info would have to be encrypted and stored safely) then maybe it should become unavailable to the user?