426145 - file upload window does not appear

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Sven Anders]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9b4) Gecko/2008031317 Firefox/3.0b4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9b4) Gecko/2008031317 Firefox/3.0b4

In my ajax power web-site I will display a absolute positioned file 
upload window (using http://www.webtoolkit.info/ajax-file-upload.html).
If I press 'Browse' nothing happened.
I'm using firefox 3b4. It works/worked in Firefox 2.
I think it's NOT the same bug as described it Bug 422954.

I'm could figure out what the real cause of it, yet.
The upload input field and formular is added via a javascript insert. It it
positioned absolutly via CSS with a z-index > 0. I'm not sure, if the way
it is generated has something to do with it, but other Upload buttons do work.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Show form with upload button
2. Press browse button
Actual Results:  
Nothing happens.

Expected Results:  
File selection should open.

Comment 1

[Sven Anders]

Tried last day to investigate this bug further.
I cannot reproduce it with a single page. It must have to do something with the javascript / DOM interaction (Ajax). The error only occures, if I call a big javascript function to generate the input formular and than hitting my image to upload a new image (which will add a new div holding the upload-field).

If any developer wants to investigate this further, I can sent him the application by mail...

Comment 2

[Sven Anders]

Ok, I found the reason:

I'm using the 'prototype' Javascript library and had the following code:

   /* Bind hide action to document */
   document.observe('click', function(event) {
		    this.hide(event);
		    event.stop();
		   }.bind(this));

Under Firefox 2.x this worked. Under Firefox 3.x this caused the event to stop and the file-selection window did not appear.
I had to check with 'this.visible()' before acting further...

I don't know if the newer firefox is just stricter here (which might be correct) or if this is a regression.

If it's correct, please close this bug report.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for Firefox General bugs filed against version 3.0 that are UNCO and have not been changed for 200 days.

Reporter, please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or alter. Firefox 3.0 is no longer supported and is no longer receiving updates. After you update, please create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/kb/managing+profiles, and test to see if your bug still exists. If you still the bug, then please post a comment with the version you tested against, and the problem. If the issue is no longer there, please set the RESOLUTION to  RESOLVED, WORKSFORME.

Comment 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.