81439 - When launching mail via -mail on command line, focus not in login/password dialog

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 52436

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P2)

Description

[Ninoschka Baca]

Build 2001-05-16-04: WinMe
Build 2001-05-17-08: Linux

Overview: Start Mail and very often the focus does not appear in the 
login/password dialog although the blinking cursor is present.

Workaround: I have to click onto the login/password dialog, then I can enter the 
mail password.

Expected Results: Clicking in the login/password dialog with a mouse should not 
be required.

Additional Information:
- Mac 9.04: It seems to work better on the Mac.

Comment 1

[Ninoschka Baca]

Marking nsbeta1 because this is a common action performed, also effects 
accessibility.

Comment 2

[Eric Hedström]

compare to bug 76971

Comment 3

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.2.  I'm not sure if this is related or not to 76971. It very well
could be.

Comment 4

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.3

Comment 5

[Ninoschka Baca]

The problem only seems to occur if I start with the "-mail" flag. 

It's ok if I start the app from the:
- icon 
- or from the command line using just "netscp6" so that Navigator opens, then 
selecting Tasks|Mail and then the login dialog has focus.

Comment 6

[scottputterman]

if it's only -mail then removing the nsbranch.

Comment 7

[esther]

Ninoschka, this was nominated for next releas.  I tried to reproduce it wiht 6.2
final and can't. Do you still see this?  I tried on linux and winxp, with POP
and with IMAP as default mail account. I tried lauching -mail, and using icon in
task bar of Navigator, and with Mail & Newsgroups menu item.  All (3) were OK. 
If you can reproduce it still, please show me so I we can update the scenario.

Comment 8

[Ninoschka Baca]

Trunk build 2001-11-06-03: WinMe

- Start|Run, path to "netscp6.exe -mail": ok

- Start|Run and type "command" so the command line appears (similar to the
console screen). Then use "netscp6.exe -mail": fails, since the blinking cursor
appears in the password dialog but doesn't have focus since typing produces no
asterisks.

Comment 9

[Ninoschka Baca]

It appears that it's only happening to me on my WinMe system and I can reproduce
this in a new profile (POP or IMAP). 

The problem does not appear on Esther's WinXP, Sheela's Win98 or Stephen's Win2k
systems.

Comment 10

[scottputterman]

Ninoschka, does this happen when you click on the desktop mail icon?

Comment 11

[Ninoschka Baca]

Clicking from the Desktop icon is ok.

Comment 12

[Pete Zha]

I can't reproduce it with mozilla0.9.9
I open mail by using "mozilla -mail" in the command window.
The focus is in password field...
Platform: window 2000
mozilla version:Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.9) 
Gecko/20020311

Comment 13

[Olegario Craig]

See also my comments on <a
href="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125655">bug 125655</a>.

Comment 14

[Daniel Wang]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 52436 ***