Closed
Bug 658937
Opened 13 years ago
Closed 12 years ago
The Status Bar hides the search results when using Find Again and the Find Bar is closed
Categories
(Firefox :: General, defect)
Firefox
General
Tracking
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RESOLVED
FIXED
Firefox 12
People
(Reporter: akkzilla, Unassigned)
References
Details
(Whiteboard: fixed by bug 171237)
Attachments
(2 files)
The new URL notifications that show up at the bottom left corner of the page break find-in-page by hiding anything that's been found. To reproduce: go to a page with a lot of linked text, like http://pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html Search once in the page for a string that occurs repeatedly, e.g. dialog. Once you've found it, run "Find again", Ctrl-G. Notice that the page scrolls, but you can't see where the match is. The match is at the bottom left of the page -- but it's a link, so the URL notifier popped up right on top of the matched text. The only way to see whether it actually found a match is to scroll a few lines down (e.g. with the mousewheel). If this notifier is always going to pop up blocking page content, find-in-page should scroll so that the match is above the notifier, and visible. Is there a term for the URL popup notifier? I searched for an existing bug, but wasn't sure what term to search for.
Comment 1•13 years ago
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WFM. At least I think so, because I see no obvious problem. Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:6.0a1) Gecko/20110521 Firefox/6.0a1 The "URL notifier" is probably the new Status Bar. Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode How about with a new, empty profile? https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
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Comment 2•13 years ago
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Yes, I tested it with a brand-new profile before reporting the bug. Same thing happens if I start with that pristine profile in safe mode, and in every profile I have, whether or not they're showing a status/add-ons bar. Are you not seeing what I describe? Would screenshots help?
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Comment 3•13 years ago
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Attaching two screenshots taken with a new profile. The first shows what it looks like right after typing Ctrl-G -- the URL at the bottom is hiding the matched text, so it looks like nothing was found. The second is what it looks like after I mouse out of the window and wait a while for the URL popup to disappear, un-hiding the text.
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Comment 4•13 years ago
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Comment 5•13 years ago
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Reproduced. Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:5.0a2) Gecko/20110523 Firefox/5.0a2 Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:6.0a1) Gecko/20110523 Firefox/6.0a1 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 Thanks for the screen shots! When I tested before, the Status Bar always jumped to the right side of the screen, but that was because I didn't close the Find Bar before running Find Again. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Visit http://pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html 2. Open then Find bar and search once for "dialog" 3. Close the Find bar 4. Run "Find Again" multiple times by using Ctrl+G (for Linux and Windows) Actual Results: The Status Bar hides the search results when they appear to the left at the bottom of the page. Expected Results: The status bar doesn't hide the search results, either by scrolling the page upwards or moving the Status Bar to the right of the screen.
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: x86 → All
Summary: URL notifications interfere with find-again-in-page → The Status Bar hides the search results when using Find Again and the Find Bar is closed
Version: 4.0 Branch → Trunk
Comment 6•13 years ago
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This problem was already pointed out in bug 631270, comment 21, but that bug is VERIFIED FIXED without taking that into account.
Comment 7•13 years ago
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I've noticed this behavior, and would definitely appreciate a fix. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1
Comment 9•13 years ago
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Just came across this one too, very annoying when searching through API pages! Would've been so much nicer if the old status bar had just stayed put :-) Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686 on x86_64; rv:7.0a2) Gecko/20110730 Firefox/7.0a2
Comment 11•13 years ago
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 The switching of the URL while hovering over a link from left to right works beautifully. However, I have a related issue. I personally use "Search for text when I start typing" feature, F3 to get to the next result and the bar still being displayed or having popped away does not seem to make a difference. When finding text on the left side of a page, everything is fine. What, however, if you search for text that is displayed on the right to find matching text that is displayed on the left of a page like, in tables/lists, for example. Would adding an instruction to hide the hover-over link upon jumping to a next search result and using the present code after the mouse has been moved be possible? Or is a little scrolling up which was mentioned here still on the table? Actual Results: The Status Bar hides possibly relevant information on the left when the search result is on the right of the page. Expected Results: Since the browser cannot anticipate what text is supposed to be shown, the complete bottom line should be visible.
Comment 12•13 years ago
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Yes, guys. This bug is really annoying. Please fix it. Thanks. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20111122 Firefox/8.0.1
Updated•12 years ago
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Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago
Depends on: 171237
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Whiteboard: fixed by bug 171237
Target Milestone: --- → Firefox 12
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