Open Bug 497083 Opened 16 years ago Updated 1 month ago

empty icon for about-window in alt-tab box

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

3.5 Branch
x86
Windows XP
defect

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(Reporter: jo.hermans, Unassigned)

Details

(Keywords: student-project)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1b99) Gecko/20090605 Firefox/3.5b99 I just noticed that when I open the 'about firefox' window, and then press alt-tab (on Windows), I'm seeing an empty icon in the alt-tab box. Apparently, it's both in Firefox3.0 and 3.5. I looked, but I can't find a bug about it , even though I vaguely remember reading about it.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042316 Firefox/3.0.10 Same here. Seems like the icon needs to be added to the window title. Either way, it's an old bug...
Hi, I'd like to request to be assigned to this bug. I'm a 3rd year BIT student studying at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and I have an assignment for my software engineering module that requires me to fix a bug/add an enhancement in open source software.
Go for it!!
Assignee: nobody → carbonik1987
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Keywords: student-project
Didn't make the deadline for the assignment, but still plan on fixing the bug when I get some free time.
Assignee: carbonik1987 → nobody
I would like to work on this bug as it is a student project I will start working on this by the end of 2015 or in the starting of 2016, I am assigning this one to myself.
Assignee: nobody → dhanvicse
I would like to work on this one any pointers ?
Flags: needinfo?(highmind63)
(In reply to Tummala Dhanvi [:c0mrad3][UTC+5.30] from comment #6) > I would like to work on this one any pointers ? I don't really see this issue anymore, is this still happening for you?
Flags: needinfo?(highmind63)

Has this issue been fixed? I can't replicate the issue

The bug assignee is inactive on Bugzilla, so the assignee is being reset.

Assignee: dhanvicse → nobody
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Severity: normal → S3

I cannot reproduce the issue any longer. About Firefox dialog from Help->About does not show up in Alt+Tab on Windows 10 at all.

I just tried to reproduce this and Walter's analysis is correct - when I open the 'About Firefox' window in Windows 10 Home, and then press Alt + Tab, I can't see the About Firefox window.

I notice that Google Chrome navigates to chrome://settings/help when the user selects Help -> About Google Chrome.

It might be wiser to have Firefox do that too?

To add to my previous comment, perhaps something like about:aboutFirefox or something

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