435106 - Blank extension manager window after failed install by incorrectly named text file

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Jesper Kristensen]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; da; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008051206 Firefox/3.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; da; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008051206 Firefox/3.0

When I install an extension by placing a text file in the profile folder, I get an extension manager window on restart with no addons displayed in the list and too many buttons in the bottom of the window.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Have som extension unzipped at some location
2. Create a file named %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\12345678.default\extensions\guid and put in the path to your unzipped extension
3. Start Firefox
Actual Results:  
See screenshot

Error console message:
Fejl: item is null
Kildefil: chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.js
Linje: 1099

Expected Results:  
A normally looking extension manager

Comment 1

[Jesper Kristensen]

Attachment: Screenshot of extension manager

Comment 2

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

If you close and reopen the addons manager window does it display without all the buttons at the bottom, and if so does it list any extensions?

Comment 3

[Jesper Kristensen]

Yes, and it works even if I switch tabs at the top of the window (e.g. from "Get Add-ons" to "Extensions"). It is only the first view which is strange.

Comment 4

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

So does it list any extensions?

Comment 5

[Jesper Kristensen]

Yes extensions are listed after I switch tabs.

Turns out I misspelled the GUID in the text-file filename, which caused the error :(

Comment 6

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

This is fixed in the new extension manager

Comment 7

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

I would say fixed by bug 553169?