Closed Bug 62794 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

sidebar pops out uncalled when using back button

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Sidebar, defect, P3)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
Sidebar
Platform:
x86
Windows 98
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 56969

People

(Reporter: roaminglt, Assigned: matt)

References

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Details

This is a weird one. Doesn't do anything offensive, just the sidebar seems to want some attention. Doesn't happen every time, in fact happens rarely, but has happened several times during the process of navigating around bugzilla. What actually happens: 1) Visit the query page and generate a list then I hit the 'back' button. 2) Query page comes back up without problem. 3) But sidebar expands/pops out. Build: 2000121204 OS: Win98 Additional info: Just noticed that the default sidebar tab is 'search' and that within the search box is a list of all the bugzilla bugs that were on the screen when I hit the back button. I was on a list of bugs, went back to the query page. Can mozilla transfer this bug list to the sidebar search tab????
Sorry.. just been pointed to Edit|Preferences|Navigator|Internet Search Open sidebar if results are available. This was checked. So not a bug, just behaviour I didn't know about.
let's close this one as INVALID then.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
No, it's a dup.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: INVALID → ---
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 56969 ***
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago → 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
This is not a duplicate. I had the sidebar on, just minimised. ANd I had the option to use sidebar for displaying searches switched on. I was just unaware of this behaviour. So it's not actually a bug unless the sidebar is not supposed to pop out. Hence if in this mode sidebar should only display searches _when sidebar is expanded_ then it is a bug. But bug 56969 refers to when sidebar is disabled. Different. So I'm re- opening.. and suggesting it is labeled new if this is actually a new bug, or invalid if (as believe) I was being stupid when posting it in the first place.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: DUPLICATE → ---
agreed that 56969 mentions keeping the sidebar OFF and doing the steps. *But*, I see the same behaviour when the sidebar is minimized. Also, the pref to show search results in sidebar is ON by default. So, you choose...Invalid/Duplicate ?
I don't think it makes a difference whether the sidebar was minimized or closed. The point is, it opened/expanded when you weren't expecting it to. Surprises are bad. That's what bug 56969 is about.
Well I guess it depends how you define it. Knowing what I do now I don't consider it a bug. However then again you are right.. it's set that way by default.. and causes confusion... and could be disabled by default or better explained in some obvious way. While I still don't think it's a dupe.. i suppose the best place for the matter of this behaviour to be dealt is there... so I correct myself yet again and agree it should be a dupe. p.s. wanna verify it quick before I change my mind again :) *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 56969 ***
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago → 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
(hurries up..) VERIFIED !
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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