444197 - A URL displayed in a frame does not replace itself with a link targeted to the same frame.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[jdh]

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

Firefox 3 bug demo: page http://uuroanoke.org/firefox3demo/ uses frames. It calls on a menu frame and a content frame page, frame1.htm which works perfectly by itself, but which does not work as a framed page in Firefox 3. To see this, click on the links on this page. These links works correctly in Firefox 2, IE 7, and Opera 8.54.

Notice that the first five links all seem to work, but the last links doesn't. The file for case 5 is identical to the file for case 6. Only the path to the contents is different.

Please try this again, looking at only this page without being in a frameset.  It will work.

Thanks for looking at this. JDH. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. see http://uuroanoke.org/firefox3demo/
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Actual Results:  
When last link is clicked, frame is not loaded with target.

Expected Results:  
Content frame appears blank until F5 is pressed.

Display the frame just as if displaying 
http://uuroanoke.org/firefox3demo/frame1.htm

Comment 1

[jdh]

Just found that somehow this bug was associated with my profile.  I created a new Firefox profile using "Firefox -p" and then displayed the same webpage.  This time, no problem.  When I go back to my original profile, the problem returns.

I assumed for a while that this was associated with one of the add-in I have been using, but I have added the same add-ins to the new profile, yet the problem does not return to the new profile.

Any idea how the original profile became corrupt?  

This all implies that it may be very difficult for anyone else to confirm this bug.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for Firefox General bugs filed against version 3.0 that are UNCO and have not been changed for 200 days.

Reporter, please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or alter. Firefox 3.0 is no longer supported and is no longer receiving updates. After you update, please create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/kb/managing+profiles, and test to see if your bug still exists. If you still the bug, then please post a comment with the version you tested against, and the problem. If the issue is no longer there, please set the RESOLUTION to  RESOLVED, WORKSFORME.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.