791803 - Missing line breaks when copying from about: pages

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[alex_mayorga]

Steps:

1. Open about:support
2. Select "Graphics" section
3. Copy the selection
4. Paste the selection

Result:

"Graphics
      

      
        
        Adapter DescriptionIntel(R) HD Graphics 3000Vendor ID0x8086Device ID0x0126Adapter RAMUnknownAdapter Driversigdumd64 igd10umd64 igd10umd64 igdumd32 igd10umd32 igd10umd32Driver Version8.15.10.2696Driver Date3-19-2012Direct2D EnabledtrueDirectWrite Enabledtrue (6.1.7600.16972)ClearType ParametersDISPLAY1 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 300 ] DISPLAY2 [ Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 300 ] WebGL RendererGoogle Inc. -- ANGLE (Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000) -- OpenGL ES 2.0 (ANGLE 1.0.0.1267)GPU Accelerated Windows3/3 Direct3D 10

        
        AzureCanvasBackenddirect2dAzureFallbackCanvasBackendcairoAzureContentBackenddirect2d"

Expected result:
A more readable paste.

Comment 1

[alex_mayorga]

This also affects about:crashes (see below) and maybe other about: pages so I've update the summary.

Report ID
        Date Submitted
      
    
    
    bp-f786e1f1-fd43-4555-a0f1-020af212101111/10/201212:22 p.m.bp-10db41ff-1ed5-4ff1-9916-9ebd4212101111/10/201211:45 a.m.bp-d7ebd1d5-a38c-42e0-a9f2-f9218212101111/10/201211:41 a.m.

Comment 2

[Drew Willcoxon :adw]

This was fixed by bug 723163.  (See bug 726605 for about:support specifically.)