Closed Bug 799501 Opened 12 years ago Closed 11 years ago

[New Tab Page] Leaving Private Browsing Mode stops New Tab Page preloading

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Platform:
x86
macOS
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: morpheus3k+bugzilla, Unassigned)

References

Details

Leaving the Private Browsing Mode will kill the Preloading of the New Tab Page (With "browser.newtab.preload" set to true).

Steps to reproduce:
1. set browser.newtab.preload to true
2. restart Firefox
3. activate Private Browsing Mode
4. Leave Private Browsing Mode
5. Open new Tab

Expected Result:
Instant display of the new Tab Page

Actual Result:
Firefox behaves like browser.newtab.preload set to false.
Blocks: 791670
WFM on the 10/15 Nightly.

Morpheus3k, can you reproduce this issue with a clean profile?
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
Flags: needinfo?(morpheus3k+bugzilla)
Yes, I can reproduce this behavior with a clean profile and the given steps on Windows 7 and OS X 10.8 on 3 different machines.
Flags: needinfo?(morpheus3k+bugzilla)
Since "Implement per-window Private Browsing" is active, this bug does not apply anymore.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 11 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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