42986 - Old bookmarks file does not migrate properly

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Bookmarks & History, defect, P3)

Description

[Christos Cheretakis]

Created a bookmark file with a previous version of mozilla and copied it for
reference. Downloading and installing a new nightly build, usually means
removing .mozilla. When I copied back the bookmarks file, mozilla does not show
any bug in the personal bookmarks in the corresponding bar above the main
window. The bookmarks are there in the sidebar's pane, but are not clickable
(ie, bothing happens when you do click on them...).
They're only accesible from the bookmarks menu and the bookmarks option of the
personal bar.
Using linux/2000061809

Comment 1

[Cyril Bortolato]

Reporter, could you please attach the bookmark file you mention (or a subset
of it) to this bug, or tell us with which mozilla build you created it?
Thanks!

Comment 2

[Christos Cheretakis]

Attaching file now, do not remember mozilla build that created it --sorry.

Comment 3

[Christos Cheretakis]

Attachment: testcase

Comment 4

[fig\tree]

It seems like the bookmark file format has changed, although no bookmarks are
lost when migrating to the newer format, the "Set as Personal Toolbar Folder"
setting does not migrate properly (from an earlier Mozilla build at least).
As reported earlier, when accessing the testcase via the sidebar, no browser
navigation occurs, but the console outputs:
BrowserAppCore is not initialised

40819 and this one are both caused by Mozilla's inability to auto-fix bookmark
files that weren't migrated properly.

On Win32 070420 the testcase bookmarks are accessible via the sidebar but the
"Set as Personal Toolbar" setting also wasn't migrated.

Confirming & updating summary to more accurately reflect the problem. Marking OS
as ALL.

Tested on Win32 070420 and an optimized Linux CVS build from 7/4.

Can someone test this on a Mac?

Comment 5

[Chris McAfee]

m18

Comment 6

[Blake Ross]

Reassigning 79 Bookmarks bugs to Ben.  I was told this was going to be done 
shortly about two months ago, but it clearly hasn't been.  I think that's long 
enough for all these bugs to remain assigned to nobody.

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Comment 7

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Netscape Nav Triage Team: marking wontfix

Comment 8

[Claudius Gayle]

VERIFIED WontFix