Ubuntu Start Page breaks the Back button

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Binary package hint: firefox

Ubuntu 8.10; Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6

1. In a new profile, launch Firefox.
2. In the Ubuntu Start page, enter a search.
3. On the search results page, click the Home button.
4. Try to return to the search results by clicking the Back button.

What should happen:
1. The Back button should not be clickable.
4. You should end up back at the search results.

What actually happens:
1. The Back button is clickable even though you haven't been anywhere yet. It causes the window to flicker.
4. The window flickers a bit, but leaves you on the Ubuntu Start Page.

This is because the home page is set to <chrome://ubufox/content/startpage.html>, which uses JavaScript to redirect to <http://start.ubuntu.com/8.10/>, and is therefore treated by Firefox as a separate page from the start.ubuntu.com page.

[Dominik Smatana (dominik-smatana)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.

Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

Note: Bug reproduced on system:
- Ubuntu 8.10
- Firefox 3.0.7+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

As i recall hoime page is set in ubufox not firefox, marking at is ubufox