792395 - Restrict content-like features on some about: pages

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect, P4)

Description

[Cristian Nicolae (:xti)]

Firefox 18.0a1 (2012-09-19)
Device: Galaxy Note
OS: Android 4.0.4

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Firefox for Android 
2. Go to about:addons
3. Long tap anywhere on the page
4. Long tap on the "bag" button on the top side of the page

Expected result:
Text selection or context menu should be disabled on some about: pages.

Actual result:
At step 3, text selection is enabled.
At step 4, you are able to share image or save it, or even save its location.

Note: Text selection could be useful instead for pages like about:support, or about:rights.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

They are XHTML pages. I don't think they should be special cased whatsoever. WONTFIX?

Comment 2

[Cristian Nicolae (:xti)]

(In reply to Aaron Train [:aaronmt] from comment #1)
> They are XHTML pages. I don't think they should be special cased whatsoever.
> WONTFIX?

For example, the restrictions are enabled on about:home page. I cannot select text or trigger the context menu if I long tap on the "Browse all Nighly add-ons" link for example

Comment 3

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

(In reply to Cristian Nicolae (:xti) from comment #2)
> (In reply to Aaron Train [:aaronmt] from comment #1)
> > They are XHTML pages. I don't think they should be special cased whatsoever.
> > WONTFIX?
> 
> For example, the restrictions are enabled on about:home page. I cannot
> select text or trigger the context menu if I long tap on the "Browse all
> Nighly add-ons" link for example

about:home is a Java UI, not HTML. That's why it works differently.

CC'ing Ian in case he wants to make some rules

Comment 4

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