44262 - Drag folder alias to browser -> empty directory listing

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect, P3)

Description

[Eli Goldberg]

* TITLE/SUMMARY
Drag folder alias to browser -> empty directory listing

* STEPS TO REPRODUCE
0) Launch Seamonkey
1) Drag an alias to a folder onto your browser window.
(e.g. follow the steps on <http://www.mozilla.org/quality/browser/front-end/
testcases/drag-drop/drag-fld-desktop-browser/drag-fld-desktop-browser-d.html>)

* RESULT
 - What happened

The browser window displays an empty file listing.

 - What was expected 

Browser window should display a listing of the folder content.

* REGRESSION

 - Occurs On
        Mac OS Seamonkey (6.29.2000 optimized build)		

 - Doesn't Occur On
        Win32 Seamonkey (6.29.2000 optimized build [NT 4, Service Pack 5]) --- 
drag to browser not yet supported



* CONFIGURATIONS TESTED

- [Mac] Power Mac G4 (450 Mhz), 256 MB RAM (VM off), 1024x768 (Thousands of 
Colors), Mac OS 9.0

- [Win32] Vectra VL (266 MHz P2), 96 MB RAM, 800x600 (True Color), NT 4.0 SP5.

- [Linux] Vectra VL (266 MHz P2), 96 MB RAM. Red Hat Linux 6.0 (GNOME).

Comment 1

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

doesn't appear like we follow aliases when resolving directories. we seem to 
resolve aliases correctly in the case where you drag a file alias into navigator, 
so i don't think the problem is in any of the toolkit code.

Comment 2

[Eli Goldberg]

qa assigning to self.

Comment 3

[Gagan]

Not sure why this is networking. But cc'ing rjc for his interest. 

Comment 4

[Gagan]

ok RJC wants it!

Comment 5

[Gagan]

per triage team, not critical for beta3 :(

Comment 6

[Gagan]

file/ftp->dougt

Comment 7

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

I am not sure how exactly this is related to file or ftp.  Reassigning to mike.

Mike, aren't you the D&D King?

Comment 8

[benc]

-> file handling

Comment 9

[benc]

unblock 62354.

Comment 10

[Frankie]

Alias drag displays the directory symlink-style in Mach-O 20030227.

Mozilla CFM build is dead.