Closed Bug 467962 Opened 16 years ago Closed 10 years ago

Dragging a tab to the Windows 7 taskbar (set to auto-hide) won't un-hide the taskbar

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Platform:
x86
Windows 7
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: alex_mayorga, Unassigned)

References

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081204 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081204 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre

Dragging a tab to the Windows taskbar, that's set to auto-hide, and the Windows taskbar won't un-hide so I can drop the tab in another Shiretoko window. Right now I have to do an Alt+Tab while dragging the tab to put it in another window. This is in Vista.

Littlemutt:
"Yes, confirmed on Vista HP SP1, hidden taskbar will not arise....I suspect that the dragged image extending below the cursor is not allowing the cursor to get low enough to trigger the un-hide maybe."

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set the Windows Taskbar to "auto-hide"
2. Attempt to drag a tab to the taskbar
3. Taskbar won't un-hide
4. Browser window disappears so you can't select another window to put it in
Actual Results:  
Taskbar won't un-hide. Browser window disappears so you can't select another window to put it in. Other windows on the taskbar would pop-up even if the taskbar doesn't un-hide.

Expected Results:  
Taskbar un-hides and you can drop the "torn" tab into another Shiretoko window.

Discussion of this one started at http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=979295&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=1d403e25a463d2afac7b0f9fdf98d4ff
WFM on Windows XP, latest trunk.
Yeah, it is Vista-only.
Blocks: 225680
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: General → Tabbed Browser
Ever confirmed: true
QA Contact: general → tabbed.browser
Version: unspecified → 3.1 Branch
Confirmed.  Just for the record...happens on trunk also.
Means it is a regression against Firefox 3.0.x?
(In reply to comment #4)
> Means it is a regression against Firefox 3.0.x?

Hmm, nope.  Not from 3.0.4 at least.
I investigated this a bit more and this one might be indeed a Vista bugger and not Firefox related at all, to confirm:
1. Set the Windows Taskbar to "auto-hide"
2. Attempt to drag any file from Windows Explorer to the taskbar
3. Taskbar won't un-hide

Other windows on the taskbar would pop-up even if the
taskbar doesn't un-hide.

Anyone with friends in Redmond? =P
Alex, you should try to move the mouse while dragging the the lower right or left corner of your screen. If you are over the start button or the tray area the taskbar will un-hide and you can select the other browser window. Then dropping the tab to that window works fine for me with Firefox 3.1 beta 2.

That way Firefox even has a better support on Windows than Internet Explorer who isn't able to un-hide the taskbar. Finally I also believe this is an OS issue which will make this bug invalid.
Henrik,

Thanks. You're right it seems that in Vista only the "Notification Area" and the "Start Balloon" areas would un-hide the Taskbar(this would be a Vista bug IMHO).

Yet on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081207 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre ID:20081207035151 if I drag a Shiretoko tab to the taskbar via the above mentioned areas and hover over another Shiretoko taskbar button the Shiretoko window won't show so I can drop the tab on it.

Maybe this is a regression from Firefox 3.1 beta 2 then and hence a valid bug.
This now WFM on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081209 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre ID:20081209035944
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
This does not work for me.  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20081209 Minefield/3.2a1pre ID:20081209082403
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: WORKSFORME → ---
Kurt, what doesn't work for you?
(In reply to comment #11)
> Kurt, what doesn't work for you?

Dragging a tab to the task bar.  Only areas that unhide it are the start button area and the notification area.  Same thing happens with 3.0.4
(In reply to comment #12)
> (In reply to comment #11)
> > Kurt, what doesn't work for you?
> 
> Dragging a tab to the task bar.  Only areas that unhide it are the start button
> area and the notification area.  Same thing happens with 3.0.4
I claimed this as not a Firefox issue, this seem to be a Vista bug; to confirm please try to replicate what's outlined on comment #6 if you can then we can tag this to Vista.
(In reply to comment #13)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > (In reply to comment #11)
> > > Kurt, what doesn't work for you?
> > 
> > Dragging a tab to the task bar.  Only areas that unhide it are the start button
> > area and the notification area.  Same thing happens with 3.0.4
> I claimed this as not a Firefox issue, this seem to be a Vista bug; to confirm
> please try to replicate what's outlined on comment #6 if you can then we can
> tag this to Vista.

I confirm the STR in comment #6.  This bug should stay open until it is fixed by Microsoft.  This is what has usually been done in the past.
Whiteboard: [Windows Bug]
fwiw, this wfm with windows 7 build 6959 with str in comment #1. str in comment #6 had different behavior, dnd file to taskbar, windows will not open the file but it will pin the default application for that type of file to the taskbar (similar to pinning apps to start menu on vista and older version of windows)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20081214 Minefield/3.2a1pre ID:20081214154702
so i confirm, this is vista only bug.
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20081214
> Minefield/3.2a1pre ID:20081214154702

sorry for bugspam, wrong firefox build. should be

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081215 Shiretoko/3.1b3pre ID:20081215141520
I think the Vista part now works, I dunno if Microsoft fixed it or it was my change to "Windows Classic" theme but the task bar now un-hides all across the screen.

I think this needs to morph int a Minefield bug again as dragging a "teared tab" over Minefield's "taskbar buttons" won't maximize the Minefield windows; all other windows maximize just fine.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.3a4pre) Gecko/20100318 Minefield/3.7a4pre ID:20100318040011
(In reply to comment #18)
> I think this needs to morph int a Minefield bug again as dragging a "teared
> tab" over Minefield's "taskbar buttons" won't maximize the Minefield windows;
> all other windows maximize just fine.

I think that's a different bug. I can reproduce on Win XP.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.3a4pre) Gecko/20100321 Minefield/3.7a1pre
(In reply to comment #19)
> I think that's a different bug. I can reproduce on Win XP.
> 
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.3a4pre) Gecko/20100321
> Minefield/3.7a1pre
I've filed Bug 559574 on that. Can you confirm there?
(In reply to comment #6)
> I investigated this a bit more and this one might be indeed a Vista bugger
> and not Firefox related at all, to confirm:
> 1. Set the Windows Taskbar to "auto-hide"
> 2. Attempt to drag any file from Windows Explorer to the taskbar
> 3. Taskbar won't un-hide

This works on Windows 7.

(In reply to comment #0)
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Set the Windows Taskbar to "auto-hide"
> 2. Attempt to drag a tab to the taskbar
> 3. Taskbar won't un-hide
> 4. Browser window disappears so you can't select another window to put it in

This still doesn't work on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:8.0a1) Gecko/20110803 Firefox/8.0a1 ID:20110803030753
The Nightly window doesn't disappears so I can at least drop the "torn" tab on the same window at least.

Can someone confirm?

Perhaps "[Windows Bug]" should be removed and platforms updated...
OS: Windows Vista → Windows 7
Summary: Dragging a tab to the Windows Vista taskbar (set to auto-hide) won't un-hide the taskbar → Dragging a tab to the Windows 7 taskbar (set to auto-hide) won't un-hide the taskbar
Whiteboard: [Windows Bug]
Version: 3.5 Branch → Trunk
Assignee: nobody → netzen
Assignee: netzen → nobody
(In reply to alex_mayorga from comment #21)
> 
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > Steps to Reproduce:
> > 1. Set the Windows Taskbar to "auto-hide"
> > 2. Attempt to drag a tab to the taskbar
> > 3. Taskbar won't un-hide
> > 4. Browser window disappears so you can't select another window to put it in
> 
> This still doesn't work on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64;
> rv:8.0a1) Gecko/20110803 Firefox/8.0a1 ID:20110803030753
> The Nightly window doesn't disappears so I can at least drop the "torn" tab
> on the same window at least.
> 
> Can someone confirm?
> 
> Perhaps "[Windows Bug]" should be removed and platforms updated...

This seems to work on Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:34.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/34.0 ID:20140901091008 CSet: 532b5fb77ba1
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago → 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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