60888 - Executing javascript: script as an href freezes the app

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Networking, defect, P3)

Description

[racham]

I have a small utility script that I used as one of the personal bookmarks.
It is used to findout phone numbers. That script contains javascript: syntax.

I made a simple html file out of that and hooked that script to a hyper-link in
that file. I will attach that file in the next update.

When I click on that link, the app simply freezes. I have to kill it using the
Task Manager. This got to be a problem either in processing the javascript:
script associated with href or a context issue.

Comment 1

[racham]

Attachment: simple html page with an hyper-link hooked to javascript: syntax

Comment 2

[racham]

Note :

If I had any other window open at that time, clicking on that window is somehow
triggering the request to process the javascript: script.

Comment 3

[John Bandhauer]

I'm betting you are just seeing a problem with the prompt dialog. I note that
this was reported as a problem with yesterday's builds...
news://news.mozilla.org/20001120123038.E22735%40netscape.com

Have you really narrowed it down to the javascript: being processed? Maybe you
can try javascript:dump('foo\n'); and see if that runs or not.

Comment 4

[Dan M]

  Same problem as bug 55460 (see a comment within from jband, 13 October) and a 
few others. There's a general underlying problem causing a lot of similar issues. 
See especially the discussion going on in bug 56337, where the problem has been 
identified and solutions are being considered.
  I'm marking this bug as dependent on that one, though it could also reasonably 
be called a duplicate. I've verified this by trying this bug with and without the 
changes to nsThread.cpp outlined in 56337. It's the same problem.

Comment 5

[Darin Fisher]

Why is this a networking bug?  Can someone please give it a more appropriate home?

Comment 6

[Dan M]

.

Comment 7

[Dan M]

It's more a fixed bug than a networking bug. This was more fallout from worker 
threads' occasionally going AWOL.

Comment 8

[benc]

danm: if this isn't networking, can you fix the component and default qa for me?

TIA.