66250 - Recent Pages menu appears as tiny rectangle [should be disabled if 0 or 1 files viewed]

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

methinks this is a recent regression: that is, this isn't a problem with a linux
verification build [2001.01.18.15, mozilla] --but it is a problem with a recent
debug build [pull from this afternoon; again mozilla on linux].

to observe:
0. make sure you've opened at least one document in composer. :)
1. launch the composer [eg, Tasks > Composer].
2. select File > Recent Pages.

result: the submenu that should appear doesn't --instead i get a blank 2x4 pixel
rectangle.

not sure if this occurs on other platforms [don't have access from them at the
present from home]. nor am i sure if this is limited to only debug builds
[that'd be weird]...

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

odd: i grabbed linux verification build [2001.01.22.08] and i couldn't repro
this. i tried it with the same profile with which i had originally found this... 

so, i tried another tack with my debug build: restarting the profile [exit and
restart mozilla; closing and reopening Composer doesn't suffice] --and then the
submenu for Recent Pages actually appeared. and, to be even more clear with my
earlier steps: at step (0) was the first [and only] document i had edited for
that debug build, as well as the first mozilla session for that build; i had
closed and reopened the document once or twice during that session.

resummarizing, downgrading. still, shouldn't need to restart mozilla to view
this menu.

Comment 2

[Kathleen :Brade]

sounds like the bug here is that when there aren't any recent pages to show, the 
menu should be disabled (not show a little rectangle as sairuh sees).

Is this on any other platforms?
On Mac, I see the Recent Pages menu item enabled but no hierarchical menu.
What does Windows do?

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

yes, this is also a problem on winNT. resummarizing based on the fact that this
menu should just be disabled if the user has never opened any file or has only
opened one file in composer.

Comment 4

[Charles Manske]

Should be easy to simple disable "Recent Pages" if list is empty.

Comment 5

[Charles Manske]

*** Bug 67230 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[Oliver Klee]

The part that empty menus are tiny is bug 33723.

Comment 7

[Charles Manske]

Menu should be disabled if no items.

Comment 8

[Kathleen :Brade]

verifying on Mac debug build; looks correct now! :-)

Comment 9

[sujay]

verified in 2/26 build.