72869 - Implement multiple selection of newsgroups + folders in the subscribe window.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

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Summary: Should be able to select multiple newsgroups in the subscribe window.

Steps to Repro:

1.  Open the subscribe window.
2.  Select a newsgroup.
3.  Hold down CTRL (or other platform modifiers) and attempt to select more
groups, or use SHIFT and try to select a batch at once.

Expected Results:

Multiple selection of newsgroups should occur, allowing the user to subscribe to
many at once.

Actual:

No multiple selection is allowed.

See also bug 72484.

Comment 1

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Build: 2001032104 (08) on Mac OS 9.1, Windows 2000, and Mandrake 7.2

Comment 2

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that other bug is not related.  (it is a folder pane context menu)

good catch on this bug.  it will get fixed when I re-write subscribe to use the
outliner.  of course we could fix it now, but it's low priority.

accepting, future.

Comment 3

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*** Bug 94325 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

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simple fix in hand.

here comes the patch.

Comment 5

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Attachment: patch

Comment 6

[David :Bienvenu]

rs=bienvenu

Comment 7

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fixed.

Comment 8

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Verified FIXED using:

Mac OS 9.1 build 2001-08-23-08 (multiple select modifier is the open apple
key/shift)
Windows 2000 build 2001-08-23-03 (multiiple select modifier is the CTRL key/shift)
RedHat 7.1 build 2001-08-23-08