428879 - In about:config set filter, add matching key, new key not displayed

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 251431

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect)

Description

[Rhys Ulerich]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9b5) Gecko/2008040514 Firefox/3.0b5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9b5) Gecko/2008040514 Firefox/3.0b5

When using a filter in about:config and adding a new key that matches, they new key does not immediately appear.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to about:config.
2. Set a filter "filterFoo."
3. Add a new key by right clicking, selecting New -> Boolean.
4. Use key name "filterFoo.test" and set value "true"
5. Observe that filterFoo.test does not not immediately display, as expected.
6. Go up to filter input box, modify it, observe that filterFoo.test does appear.
Actual Results:  
New key does not appear, despite the fact it matches the filter.

Expected Results:  
Expect new key to appear immediately after it has been added.

Comment 2

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Verified dup