46748 - list of themes does not appear on first browser start

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect, P3)

Description

[Len Trigg]

Whenever I install a new nightly build, the list of installed themes is empty
the first time I start mozilla. If I quit and restart mozilla the themes are
present.

Comment 1

[Tomer Brisker]

You have to have write access to the mozilla directory or rrun mozilla once as
root, in order to produce a database for the themes. Once the DB exists, themes
appear normally. This will explain why on the first run you don't see the
themes- the DB hasn't been created yet. Resolving as INVALID. (Nothing personal,
but there simply isn't a more polite resolution for this.)

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

feel free to verify these (or reopen, if still a problem) if i don't get around
to it beforehand. if you do so, pls do remove the verifyme keyword after
verifying a given bug. thx!

Comment 3

[Len Trigg]

Presumably this database building will happen properly for a first install when
the product actually goes out? The current behaviour is a bit confusing though,
and I suspect you'll end up with a lot more bug reports about it. Perhaps some
alternate behaviour could be arranged (a message saying the database is being
built?). Or is this just not an issue?

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

vrfy.