64441 - Intranet tab performance, stability and usability problems

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Sidebar, defect)

Description

[johng]

To reproduce:

* Netscape 6 final public release on Win 95
* Add the last My Sidebar tab (add bug/LXR/phonebook panel) linked on Scott
Collins web page at http://scottcollins.net/journal/
* Use the phone book feature of this tab repeatedly, typing in a name and
pressing enter (note that this uses a Netscape intranet phonebook inside the
firewall).

This is my most used tab (thanks Scott!) and it has problems that demonstrate
some performance, stability and UI problems that we have.  Not sure if the
problem is purely client, purely server, or a combo.  This might be a great test
case for us to improve the performance, stability and usability of My Sidebar in
general.

Here are the problems:

* Performance: Sometimes, not always, extremely slow.
Type the name, press enter, and sometimes the results come quickly.  Othertimes,
seemingly always the first time this is used during a session, their is a long
delay.

* Stability/ Reliability: Sometimes, not always, no response/ does not work.
Do the same thing as above, and sometimes, seemingly more often the first time
used during a session, nothing ever happens.  It is as if you never pressed
return, or if the client tried and then just gave up.  I notice that during the
time it works but very slowly, the client seems to freeze with the cursor not
flashing (freeze can become a stability issue).  In the nothing happens
scenario, the cursor continues to flash like I never pressed enter.

* Usability: While working, there is no user feedback.
During the scenario when it is working but extremely slow, there is no cursor or
any other kind of feedback (like the N flashing or something in the Sidebar
indicating that something is happening).  So the user has no idea if he should
press enter again or just sit there and wait.

Assigned this to Scott since he created the tab and cares a great deal about
performance and stability.

Comment 1

[Scott Collins]

I don't know when I'll get to this.  Strings are taking priority.  If anyone
wants to look, feel free to take the bug from me.

Comment 2

[shrirang khanzode]

spam : changing qa to sujay (New Sidebar QA)

Comment 3

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

NS6.0 is not our product.

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