430075 - Context-menu items missing in the Library

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Jim Jeffery not reading bug-mail 1/2/11]

Open the Library and right-click on a folder in the left-pane.  Note that 'Properties' for the folder are not displayed, and is not shown in the right-pane info box. 

Right-clicking on a folder in the sidebar, or the Bookmarks Menu reveals the Properties is still there.  

Intentionally removed from the Library ?

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9pre) Gecko/2008042108 Minefield/3.0pre Firefox/3.0 ID:2008042108

Comment 1

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

include a regressionwindow please (day is fine, hour is better)

Comment 2

[Steve England [:stevee]]

In 20080420_1759_firefox-3.0pre.en-US.win32 I get the following context menu after right-clicking on a bookmark in the bookmarks organizer:

  Open
  Open in a new window
  Open in a new tab

  New bookmark
  New folder
  New Seperator

  Cut
  Copy
  Paste

  Delete

  Sort by name

  Properties



In 20080420_1947_firefox-3.0pre.en-US.win32 I get the following context menu after right-clicking on a bookmark in the bookmarks organizer:

  Open
  Open in a new window
  Open in a new tab

  Cut
  Copy

  Delete

Checkins to module PhoenixTinderbox between 2008-04-20 17:59 and 2008-04-20 19:47 : 
http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsquery.cgi?treeid=default&module=PhoenixTinderbox&branch=HEAD&branchtype=match&dir=&file=&filetype=match&who=&whotype=match&sortby=Date&hours=2&date=explicit&mindate=2008-04-20+17%3A59&maxdate=2008-04-20+19%3A47&cvsroot=%2Fcvsroot

Comment 3

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

-> Bug 412682 ?

Comment 4

[Recall]

Peter, agreed it seems the most likely candidate. Jim set a dependency on that bug to help get this attention.

Comment 5

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

This is by design.

To get to the Description field of a folder, go to it's parent in the Library, select the folder, and the name and description fields appear in the properties editor.

Comment 6

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

so should not this be a wontfix rather than an invalid?

Comment 7

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

hwv, personally i don't agree with this choice, for these reasons:
1. we have it everywhere in menus / toolbar, not having in the Library appear like something missing rather than a consistency issue.
2. as a Windows user the first place where i go looking to rename a folder is context menu, and i don't have any option left to do that.
3. with many folders in the left pane, having to move to the parent and edit in the right pane is far far away for mouse path, and a real headache.
4. is completely not consistent with OS (at least on Win)

Comment 8

[Jim Jeffery not reading bug-mail 1/2/11]

I totally agree with Marco, this step will only further reduce the usage of the Library when it will be more convenient to use the side-bar or the drop menu, where a quick rename can be done with 'Properties' from the context menu.

Comment 9

[WildcatRay]

I agree with Marco. This "behavior" is different and counter-intuitive to what Windows users are used to.

Comment 10

[Victor Bielawski]

(In reply to comment #6)
Agree.

(In reply to comment #7)
Agree. Half-baked consistency and roundabout workflow are harmful.

Comment 11

[Recall]

Totally disagree about this decision. Native behavior for renaming folders in windows is to right click and either choose "rename" or properties. Removing that behavior will not only confuse users, but annoy.

Comment 12

[mmortal03]

The folder hierarchy on the left hand side should definitely have the Properties option, because there is no way to edit the folder name and description from there.  You shouldn't have to find it in the right hand side to be able to do any of this.

Comment 13

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

I think what people really want here is bug 430213. We've removed the "Properties" item from everywhere in the Library, as we now have a properties editor view.

Comment 14

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Bug 451915 - move Firefox/Places bugs to Firefox/Bookmarks and History. Remove all bugspam from this move by filtering for the string "places-to-b-and-h".

In Thunderbird 3.0b, you do that as follows:
Tools | Message Filters
Make sure the correct account is selected. Click "New"
Conditions: Body   contains   places-to-b-and-h
Change the action to "Delete Message".
Select "Manually Run" from the dropdown at the top.
Click OK.

Select the filter in the list, make sure "Inbox" is selected at the bottom, and click "Run Now". This should delete all the bugspam. You can then delete the filter.

Gerv