456482 - Editing "Folder" field in a bookmarks does not create folders for bookmarks

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Bookmarks, defect)

Description

[Al Billings [:abillings - ex-MoCo]]

If a user adds a bookmark in Fennec and then edits it, they can edit a field in the bookmark labeld "Folder:". Editing this field has no effect, though it stores the value. If a value is put for Folder and then the user looks at the bookmark list via the button for that next to the address bar, the bookmark will be in the same flat list as any other bookmarks. No folders are created.

This was seen in Stuart's build 20080918185520.

Steps to Reproduce
1. Open a page
2. On the right panel, select the star.
3. On the right panel, select the star again to bring up the dialog for editing the bookmark properties.
4. Enter a value for the "Folder" field and click on "Done"
5. Open the bookmark list.

Result: Bookmark is in the list with all other bookmarks. No folders are created.

Comment 1

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

We need to decide how the folders will even be used. Currently, Fennec treats bookmarks in a flat manner. Implementing the folder stuff will require some UI changes.

We could drop "folders".

Comment 2

[Joel Maher ( :jmaher ) (UTC -8)]

in the latest builds, the value does not persist in the folder text field.  This is in 20081015132834 (xulrunner & fennec)