735067 - Error in urlbarBindings.xml when using window.open() with location parameter set to 0

Status: RESOLVED INACTIVE

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect)

Description

[Benjamin Guillet]

Attachment: Files to reproduce the bug easily + screenshot

I you try to hide the location bar in a new window using the window.open() javascript function with its parameter location set to 0 or off, this error raises :

Error: this.editor is null
Source file: chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml
Line: 162

HOW TO REPRODUCE THIS BUG :

Go to about:config in Firefox, find the setting "dom.disable_window_open_feature.location". Set it to true by double clicking it. This ensure that Firefox will not ignore the location parameter in the window.open() function (because otherwise sometimes it does, sometimes not).

Then, use the window.open() javascript function with any url, title or options. Be just sure to have on the options the location parameter set to 0 or no.

To see the error, you need to open the Error console.

For instance I juste created a small html page with a submit button which call a function which call window.open("http://programmerryangosling.tumblr.com/", 'Foo', "location=no");

You can find the files to reproduce the bug easily attached to this post + a screenshot of the error.

Comment 1

[BMO Automation]

Per policy at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bug_Triage/Projects/Bug_Handling/Bug_Husbandry#Inactive_Bugs. If this bug is not an enhancement request or a bug not present in a supported release of Firefox, then it may be reopened.