66526 - Composer requires clicking a link to make online pages editable when started with Edit Page.

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[hirata masakazu]

Open a simple HTML page from Internet address.
File|Edit Page
Result:the page opens in Composer, but you can not edit it, save it, or change
modes to show tags, HTML source, or anything.
However, if you save the page and open the local file from Browser, Edit Page works.
2001012413 MTrunk.

Comment 1

[Dawn Endico]

changing qa contact from bugged account to sujay

Comment 2

[rubydoo123]

using build 2001012504 on win32, this is a wfm
using build 2001012510 on mac, this is a wfm

selected netscape home page
selected File|Edit Page
entered text, deleted images

Comment 3

[hirata masakazu]

Funny that you mention www.netscape.com.
In my environment, Composer gives me an alert "This type of page can't be edited".
The only way that I could get Edit Page right was when I clicked an link within
the page displayed in the Compose window. That has not been the case in previous
builds.
For example, you have this bug page displayed in the Browser, and hit Command+E.
You get Composer window, but it does not show the red dotted lines that
indicates the borders of various elements. Then you hit a link in this window,
say "Assigned To:", and only after that, Composer gets into edit page mode.
Furthermore, if the link has a target window, the initial clicking actually
brings a new browser window.
 Modifying the summary to clarify this point and reopening.
2001012510 Mac build.

Comment 4

[rubydoo123]

I don't see any of these issues that you raise -- asking QA to verify the 
scenario on their mac

Comment 5

[sujay]

yes this is a problem using trunk build 2001012608 on Mac. Windows
trunk build is fine.

Mac and Windows branch builds are fine.

Comment 6

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

I am confused by this bug. Please get steps to repro, with a specific URL. Be 
sure to test pages with and without charset headers.

Comment 7

[sujay]

steps:

1) launch netscape
2) Jump to URL http://www.yahoo.com
3) File | Edit Page

click in that page and try to edit it....you can't...
Simply come to my cube to see this behavior...

Comment 8

[sujay]

Beth just saw this in my cube....I will download the trunk again
and see it still happens in current builds....

Comment 9

[sujay]

still a problem on 1/30 Mac trunk build.

Comment 10

[hirata masakazu]

Actually, New Blank Page to Edit, or command+4 opens a new Composer window which
can not be edited at all. You can not even use save as in such case.

Comment 11

[hirata masakazu]

New Blank Page to Edit is working in 2001013108. So, it was 0130 build only.
The original problem persists.

Comment 12

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

My hunch here is that there is some flakiness with the document load 
notifications.

Comment 13

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

This is a serious functionality problem. Nominating for 0.8

Comment 14

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

fixing nomination

Comment 15

[Adam Lock]

CC'ing Rick, our document load notification expert

Comment 16

[rubydoo123]

assigning this one to Rick, please hand this one back if it ends up not being a 
document load notification issue

Comment 17

[hirata masakazu]

It is WFM in 2001020704 MTrunk.

Comment 18

[sujay]

yes its working!!!  hurray!!!

verified in 2/7 build.