pop-up dialogs do not work (window.alert broken)

Bug #192710 reported by Tomasz Sterna
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
xulrunner-1.9 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alexander Sack

Bug Description

Binary package hint: epiphany

Testcase: attached.
Expected result: testcase should open an alert dialog
Actual result: nothing happens.

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Pop-up dialogs does not show in GNOME epiphany-browser 2.21.90.

If page needs to ask user with javascript with an pop-up dialog, whether it is a simple "OK/Cancel" or entry field dialog, the pop-up window just does not show.

I cannot delete pictures on flickr.com (it asks me "Are you sure?", but the question does not show), I cannot edit my feeds on Google Reader (it asks me for the name I wish to assign to a feed, but the window does not show), etc.

I launched firefox which gecko Epiphany uses, and the requestor pop-ups works fine there. So I guess it is a problem with Epiphany interface not with underlying gecko.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for your report, The google reader works fine here with epiphany do you have a couple of urls that doesn't work fine? thanks in advance.

Changed in epiphany-browser:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Try using some of the editing buttons on a WYSIWYG style editor on Wikipedia or the Ubuntu Forums.

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Tomasz Sterna (smoku) wrote :

1. On Google Reader please select one specific feed on the left sidebar.
2. Once the feed is open in right content pane, there is a "Feed settings..." dropdown beside "Extended view" pane.
3. Click "Feed settings...", then select "Rename subscription..."

4. The requestor should pop-up asking for the name you want to give to the feed.
   But it does not pop-up.

(The button names might not be exact - I have Polish interface enabled, and I'm translating them back to English.)

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Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

The "mark all as read" button in Google Reader doesn't work if you have more that 50 items unread (it should popup a dialogue).

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Dean Sas (dsas) wrote :

Examples of where this does not work are now given.

Changed in epiphany-browser:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

broken core feature justifies high importance. milestoning for final release accordingly. testcase attached.

Changed in epiphany-browser:
importance: Low → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-8.04
description: updated
description: updated
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

certainly related to xulrunner 1.9. adding as target so this stay on my radar.

Changed in xulrunner-1.9:
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-8.04
status: New → Confirmed
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Christer Edwards (christer.edwards) wrote :

Is there any update on this bug? I've had to revert to FF for productivity and I'd really rather not :)

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Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Seems to work now.

Changed in xulrunner-1.9:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Bruce Cowan (bruce89-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I don't think this was Epiphany.

Changed in epiphany-browser:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Alexander Sack (asac)
Changed in xulrunner-1.9:
assignee: nobody → asac
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