Closed Bug 74447 Opened 24 years ago Closed 24 years ago

Mac closes existing instance of filter/search ui, must exit to launch again.

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
MailNews: Message Display
Platform:
PowerPC
Other
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED WORKSFORME
Milestone:
Future

People

(Reporter: laurel, Assigned: sspitzer)

References

Details

(Keywords: platform-parity)

Using apr2 commercial trunk build, mac OS 9.0 related bug 44799 for other platforms When using menu or account central to launch either the Search Messages or Message Filters ui when there is already an instance of the ui open but hidden behind another window, the mac will actually close the existing instance of the ui instead of bringing it to the foreground. Once this has happened, you can't launch the same ui again in that session -- you must exit and return. Steps: 1. From mail window, click a mail account level to get the Account Central page. 2. Click the account central link Search Messages. Search Messages ui opens. 3. Click to focus in the mail window again. Search ui goes behind open mail or browser windows. 4. Click the account central Search Messages link again. Try to find the Search ui. It has been closed, but is still listed in Tasks menu as open window/ui. 5. Try to launch search again -- nothing happens, can't get it to launch again until you exit and return. Note: same thing happens with search or filters accessed either by menu or account central link. Result: Mac appears to close the existing search or filters ui upon launch when an instance already exists. After that, you can't launch it again in the session. Expected: The existing instance of the ui should come to the foreground or at least still be available to the user.
Keywords: nsbeta1, nsCatFood, pp
QA Contact: esther → laurel
marking nsbeta1-
Keywords: nsbeta1, nsCatFood → nsbeta1-, nsCatFood+
Target Milestone: --- → Future
Blocks: 77248
This is really a hinderance for testing.
Blocks: 77232
Ninoscka's mac doesn't do this... I'm wondering if there's something I can tweak? This problem really bothers me.
Hmmm. I just tried this using current 0.9.4 branch builds on both mac OS X and 9.1 and I didn't see the problem anymore. Will mark it worksforme. Will keep an eye out for it and reopen if necessary.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Marking verified worksforme
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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