507144 - Item selected in DROP DOWN CONTROL resets to FIRST ITEM on page reload

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Bhaktavatsalam Nallanthighal]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1

My program sets the 'selected' attribute for a <SELECT> drop down control to the third option in the list. But, when I am still on the page and refresh it, eventhough the dependant content is displayed right, the actual value in the drop down list changes to the first item. I would rather be able to explain better with this example.

<select>
<option>Option1</option>
<option>Option2</option>
<option>Option3</option>
<option>Option4</option>
<option>Option5</option>
</select>

The page depends on the value of this drop down. When I select, Option3[for instance], the page reloads and all dependant data[I query my MySQL server to get related data] loads correctly and the drop down shows "Option3. But, when I refresh the page now, the content appears for how it would be if it was "Option3", but the value indicated in the Drop Down control is "Option1".

If you need a more clarified explanation, please do send me an email.


Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1

[Elmar Ludwig]

I don't see a "selected" attribute anywhere in your example. Do you set this via JavaScript?

Please attach a (minimal) testcase that shows the problem.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.12 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
Also, please consider using the most recent Firefox 4 beta build, your bug may be resolved there.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.13 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.