68785 - 'javascript:' as URL launches unseen process instead of bringing up JavaScript Console

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 59748

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Description

[oseberg]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)
BuildID:    2001021304

If you quit Mozilla while loading the URL, "javascript:" something get's stuck 
in memory so that you can't start another copy of Mozilla or install another 
version of Mozilla

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type, "javascript:" into the, "Address" box.
2. Close Mozilla
3. Try to run or install Mozilla.

Actual Results:  Can't run or install Mozilla.

Expected Results:  Should be able to run Mozilla again ending the previous run.

After rebooting everything works fine. Possibly with NT I could terminate the
process with the task manager, but not with Win98.

(At least I can't seem to find a task manager in Win98)

Comment 1

[Fabian Guisset]

task manager on win98 is brought up by pressing simultaneously ctrl-alt-del

Comment 2

[oseberg]

The task manager does allow me to kill the hung Mozilla, so that I can start
a new one. But, it takes a while.

Comment 3

[mar_garina]

Indeed, also here on Linux, moz 20010212.
Just typing 'javascript:' at the URL bar, and then closing the application,
doesn't close all the mozilla-bin processes.

Comment 4

[Oliver Klee]

I'm seeing this too on the same Win32 build (on Win2k). Confirming, marking
OS=All (as per user comments), and changing summary from "Mozilla believes that
it's already running after quitting." to "Mozilla does not shutdown properly
after entering 'javascript:' as URL".

BTW, I observed that the javascript: URL produces an empty JavaScript error if
the JavaScript console is not activated. If it is actived before, the URL just
gives it the focus without producing any errors.

Comment 5

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

reassigning. probably not engine. punt if you don't recognize this.

Comment 6

[Phil Schwartau]

Reassigning to Networking for a look. Non-empty javascript: URLS are still 
working fine. For example, if you type this in the URL bar and hit Enter:


                     javascript: alert('Hi')


the alert comes up fine, and afterwards you can exit Mozilla cleanly.
If you type an empty javascript URL in the URL bar and hit Enter, however, 
the JavaScript Console is supposed to come up in a child window: 


                      javascript:


But the child window is not coming up. Instead, the main window goes blank!
And when you quit Mozilla, a hidden Mozilla process remains running... 


Note: bringing up the JavaScript console via Tasks | Tools | JavaScript Console
is working fine. It's just the empty javascript: command in the URL bar
that is malfunctioning...

Comment 7

[Jesse Ruderman]

The problem where Mozilla won't start if it's already running and you double-
click a desktop icon is bug 50424.

I think this bug is covered by bug 59748.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 59748 ***