Comment 7 for bug 230171

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 02:31:36PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 01:58:57PM -0000, jluscher wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My suspicion is that the Firefox code structure does not permit the
> > > 'cancel'
> > > > function while the download is being initialized - and - the
> initialize
> > > > isn't marked as 'complete' since there isn't room for the download,
> > > hence it
> > > > cannot be canceled AND it can't be downloaded - locking the download
> > > into
> > > > the list, effectively.
> > > >
> > > > I deleted a large folder that I have a backup copy of - the download
> > > started
> > > > and THEN I was able to click on the 'red circle X' and sucessfully
> > > cancel
> > > > the download - once it was in progress.
> > > >
> > > > So I have a work around for you (and me!) - at least for those who
> can
> > > free
> > > > up enough space for the selected download(!).
> > > >
> > > > The bug remains in Firefox however... :-(
> > > >
> > >
> > > So your disc was 100% full when you started the download?
> >
> >
> > A disk status display showed 100% full. There was still room, a little,
> but
> > certainly not enough for this file to have space allocated for it.
> >
>
> Could you try to reproduce it and look what you see in tools -> error
> console when the cancel button gets broken?

'reproduce it' -> Not easily. My backup is at a different house (security)
so I can't restore the deleted stuff easily, and guests coming this week and
my travelling next week make it unlikely I'll have the opportunity to spend
time on re-creating the problem until early June.

I'll get back to you then.

James

>
> status incomplete
>
> - Alexander
>
> --
> can't terminate download entry
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