649878 - Firefox button color is not changed (remains orange) if Private Browsing mode is invoked via the -private command line parameter

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 645995

(Firefox :: Private Browsing, defect)

Description

[Srinath N [:srinath]]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.2; FDM)
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After tweaking nightly to launch in private browsing mode through quick launch area of Win 7, Nightly opens in private browsing mode BUT the Nightly (Firefox) menu button remains orange. It should turn Purple

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the latest build of firefox nightly edition (http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/firefox-6.0a1.en-US.win32.installer.exe -- built on 13 April 2011)
2. Pin the browser to the taskbar (Win 7)
3. Tweak the properties of nightly to change the target being run to "C:\Program Files\Nightly\firefox.exe" -private
4. Launch Nightly now
Actual Results:  
The window opens in private browsing mode
The Nightly menu button remains Orange

Expected Results:  
The Nightly menu button should turn to Purple as Purple is the menu colour for private browsing mode

Comment 1

[Kai Liu]

This affects 4.0 as well and affects any instance of Firefox started with the -private switch.

Comment 2

[Kai Liu]

Okay, I see now.  This is by design.  See bug 588655 comment 17.  Launching Firefox with the -private switch puts Firefox into "permanent" private browsing mode, and apparently, it was decided that permanent mode should not carry outward such indicators.

Comment 3

[Kai Liu]

s/outward such/such outward/  :P

I guess it makes sense, as a way to let people discreetly using PB.

Comment 4

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

Agreed on. Sounds reasonable.