65859 - Can't type anything after typing about:

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Location Bar, defect)

Description

[Pratik]

Steps to reproduce

1. Type about: once and make sure that it is in your history
2. Now start typing about: but wait for the auto complete to show you the
completed about:. Keep typing the rest of the words until you reach the ':'.
3. Now try typing plugins or something.

Result: Mozilla doesn't seem to take any letters after the about:.

Expected Result. You should be able to type in plugins and go to about:plugins.

I've noticed this on Windows build (20010117) too. Also, after typing about,
Mozilla completes the ':' for me without letting me type it. If you type it
about real fast and press enter, mozilla shows 'about:' for a second before
loading www.about.com.

Comment 1

[Fabian Guisset]

This is really an autocomplete bug... Marking new, reproducible also in
Mozilla0.7 win95, couldn't find a dup. Who is making the autocomplete engine?

Comment 2

[Blake Ross]

-> ducarroz

Comment 3

[Kathleen :Brade]

I see this on Macintosh also

Comment 4

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

I think this is a problem for alec!

Comment 5

[Alec Flett]

this is the same as my ibm.com vs ibm.co.jp bug

Comment 6

[timeless]

*** Bug 76890 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

Looks like about: is not anymore accepted by autocompletion. Therefore I cannot
reproduce this problem anymore. WFM

Comment 8

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

mass-verifying WorksForMe bugs which haven't changed since 2001.12.31.

set your search string in mail to "EmperorLondoMollari" to filter out these
messages.