443389 - inconsistency: when clearing private data, session is still resumed for file>>quit

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 366572

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[brisbin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0

this bug occurs on my FF3 version on windows XP and my FF3 version on Linux Fedora 9.

if i legitimately quit the program via file>>quit or file>>exit, this problem does NOT occur.

ONLY if i close the browser via the "x" in the upper right will this bug occur.

under tool>>options/preferences i have "When firefox starts: Show my windows and tabs from last time" selected.

when closing firefox with this "x" method, opening a new session will show one blank window, every time, as opposed to the windows/tabs from last time as i've selected in preferences/options

when closing firefox via file>>quit/exit, opening a new session will correctly show my windows/tabs from last time, every time.

i have adblock and foxmarks installed on both systems.

i have clear private data/history option checked off on both systems.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Options>>Tools/Preferences: Show my windows and tabs from last time
2. Close FF via the "x" in the upper right
3. Open FF
4. Repeat, but choose File>>Exit/Quit instead
5. Notice the difference
Actual Results:  
using the "x", FF opens a blank window (incorrect)
using File>>Exit/Quit, FF opens windows/tabs from last time (correct)

Expected Results:  
using the "x" OR File>>Exit/Quit, FF should open the windows/tabs from last time 

because this occurs on both my windows installation and my linux installation i perceive it as a bug vs an install issue.  i will uninstall/reinstall to test soon but haven't had time yet.

i can not test this on my Mac Leopard installation because the "x" only closes the window, not the program; the OS forces me to use CMD+Q which prevents the problem from occurring.

Comment 1

[brisbin]

Attachment: ScreenShot of Preference Panes

this is a .PDF

Comment 2

[Simon Bünzli]

Actually, per bug 398817 the session should never be resumed when the History is cleared at shutdown. This bug is about the inconsistency, though.

Comment 3

[brisbin]

the session was always resumed even with cleared user data in version 2.x
was this changed purposely for version 3?

Comment 4

[brisbin]

OK; Tools>>Options, always clear private data... settings:

un-checking "browsing history" brings back my windows/tabs regardless of how i exit.  makes sense.

this may have been my v 2.x setting (nullifying my above comment)

the inconsistency mentioned remains; i however, am happy.

leave open or set as resolved at your discretion

thanks

Comment 5

[José Jeria]

(In reply to comment #3)
> the session was always resumed even with cleared user data in version 2.x
> was this changed purposely for version 3?
> 

See bug 398817, comment 4 and the rest of the comments.

Comment 6

[Simon Bünzli]

The inconsistency will be fixed in bug 366572 by making sure that we always clear the session at shutdown when clearing private data (History data in particular).