Firefox 3.5 - proxy settings are not acquired from system settings

[grofaty]

Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox

Using Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 9.04 proxy settings are not acquired from system proxy settings.

1. System | Preferences | Manual proxy configuration where http proxy is set (also for other protocols)
2. Firefox 3.5 | Edit | Preferences | Advanced tab | Network subtab | Settings button
3. If "Use system proxy settings" is enabled then using Firefox 3.5 is unable to access internet web pages. But if proxy settings is set in the same window in Manual proxy configuration then Firefox 3.5 can access internet.

BTW, on the same system I have also installed Firefox 3.0 and Firefox 3.0 can access internet if "Use system proxy settings" is set. So it looks like a bug in Firefox 3.5.

===== apt-cache policy firefox-3.5 info: ======
firefox-3.5:
  Installed: 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~fta1~jaunty
  Candidate: 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~fta1~jaunty
  Version table:
 *** 3.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~fta1~jaunty 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.5~b4~hg20090330r24021+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://hr.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
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[grofaty (grofaty)]

Hi,
I have reported this bug at the stage of Firefox 3.5 beta 4:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+bug/369699
Regards

[Sean Olson (olson-sean-k)]

I am also experiencing this issue. I have configured proxy settings for Internet access at work, but Firefox 3.5 (final release) ignores my GNOME settings, forcing me to configure Firefox separately. This is very frustrating.

I'm not certain this bug is simply a duplicate. The linked bug was first reported in 2005 and I don't recall having issues with Firefox 3.0 and proxy settings (even if it didn't fetch them from Gconf as it ought to). This, however, is completely broken.