97863 - unable to save as template from thread pane or standalone window

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

found using 2001.08.31.08-comm bits on linux and mac. i cannot save a msg as a
template from either the thread pane or the mail standalone window.

1. select a msg in either the thread pane, or dbl-click on it to bring up its
standalone window.
2. select File > Save As > Template.
3. check the Templates folder.

results: after step 2, the saving progress dialog never appeared. and the
Templates folder didn't contain the msg i had attempted to save.

the acct i'm using is imap, with all of the special folders stored on the
server.

i think i've seen with an older build, around 8/21. will check. it's definitely
a regression.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

yep, also a problem with the 2001.08.21.08 bits i have. interesting, that's the
same build i've found bug 96314 [unable to save unless file given .txt or .html
extension]. related, or just coincidence?

just to clarify: i'm able to save as template while i'm *composing* a message.

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

i retried this on mac, and it's wfm. it's also wfm on winME for nbaca.

tried again on linux using a new profile...still a problem.

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

when trying to save as template from thread pane [failure], get the following in
console from a debug build [saturday, 9/1 9am-ish]:

  Opening file nsmail.tmp failed 

otoh, when saving as template is successful [ie, from compose window], i see the
following:

SaveAsTemplate from XUL
GenericSendMessage from XUL
Identity = [nsIMsgIdentity: id1]
attachments =
we don't handle eBorderStyle_close yet... please fix me
WEBSHELL+ = 7
[New Thread 995]
Disabling Quirk StyleSheet
Trying to position a sizeless window; caller should have called sizeToContent()
or sizeTo(). See bug 75649.
CopyListener: SUCCESSFUL ON THE COPY OPERATION!
nsWidget::~nsWidget() of toplevel: 41 widgets still exist.
WEBSHELL- = 6

RECEIVE ComposeProcessDone

nsMsgComposeSendListener: Success on the message copy operation!

Comment 4

[Sheela Ravindran]

build: 2001-09-04-08 linux

Saving as template a newly composed message is working fine for both pop and
local template folder.

While trying to select an existing message from 3 pane does not save the message
but I don't see any error in the console.  Saving to imap template folder does
not save at all. Trying to save as template to a local template folder gives the
following error dlg" Unable to save the message, please check your file and try
again later" oK button.

While trying to save from a stand alone window to a local template folder gives
the same error. Saving as template from a stand alone to an imap template folder
works but the template folder has the 2 copies of that message saved.  

I am seeing all mixed up results on the above commercial build not a debug build.

Comment 5

[Sheela Ravindran]

reassign and change component

Comment 6

[Scott MacGregor]

moving to nsBranch+ status. JF, do you have cycles to look into this or do you
want to get Cavin involved? He's been very helpful at tracking a lot of template
problems down in the past. 

Comment 7

[Scott MacGregor]

JF and I just looked at this. We don't think this is an eMojo stopper. 

Comment 8

[Scott MacGregor]

clearing out a dependency.

Comment 9

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

from bug 96314:

i set the Templates folder to be local, then tried to save a message i was
reading in my inbox as a template [File > Save As > Template]. it failed --got a
dialog saying "unable to save the message. please check your file name and try
again later".

Comment 10

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

btw, the inbox i was referring to in my 2001-10-03 14:02 comment is an imap inbox.

Comment 11

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

forgot to mention: the tests in my last couple of comments were done using
2001.10.03.08-trunk comm bits.

Comment 12

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

taking, I have a fix for this in bug #96314

Comment 13

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

fixed on the trunk for 0.9.5

Comment 14

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

looks great using 2001.10.04.08-trunk comm bits on linux.

* save as template from an imap inbox works when Templates is an imap folder.
* save as template from an imap inbox works when Templates is a local folder.

yay!

Comment 15

[Sheela Ravindran]

Thanks Sairuh for verifying this on the trunk build:)

Comment 16

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

vrfy fixed on the branch with 2001.10.05.04-0.9.4 linux bits, with the same
tests as in my 2001-10-04 14:22 comments.