If there is an error loading a window XUL file, we don't properly clean up and destroy the partially contructed window; the window stays around, is invisible, and interferes with window layering and event dispatching. For example, try clicking the 'Preferences' button in the AIM Sign On window right now. You'll see errors about missing files in chrome://pref/skin. But note now how you can't click between a browser window and the Sign on window to switch between them, nor can you quit the app. We're left in a pretty horked state. A similar thing happens when the window with bad XUL is not a dialog, but a regular window.

mass-moving all bugs to m21 that are not dofood+, or nsbeta2+

nsbeta3-

This is the ghost of futured Mac bugs rattling his chains - any more recent status on this bug?

*** Bug 73893 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

The problem is not restricted to bad XUL. Simply not having enough cache, or loading of some content being timed out causes this. After there is this persistent phantom window, Mozilla usually becomes somewhat unstable, naturally, and there is an increase in crash. I would like to see this problem fixed before 1.0. Hang on exit is pretty severe problem for average users. I feel the incidence of this bug occurring is increased a lot in recent builds, including 082408 trunk.

Moving Netscape owned 0.9.9 and 1.0 bugs that don't have an nsbeta1, nsbeta1+, topembed, topembed+, Mozilla0.9.9+ or Mozilla1.0+ keyword. Please send any questions or feedback about this to adt@netscape.com. You can search for "Moving bugs not scheduled for a project" to quickly delete this bugmail.

Changing target milestone to 'Future' since these seem to have missed the 1.2 alpha. If you are still considering a fix for 1.2 please re-target accordingly.

Is this still a bug?

This bug is targeted at a Mac classic platform/OS, which is no longer supported by mozilla.org. Please re-target it to another platform/OS if this bug applies there as well or resolve this bug. I will resolve this bug as WONTFIX in four weeks if no action has been taken. To filter this and similar messages out, please filter for "mac_cla_reorg".

I'm a bad owner for this bug since I no longer have access to a Mac. So I'm dumping it on sfraser. Simon, this bug is scheduled to be resolved. It could stand to be saved if it's still a problem, which it could be even on OS X.

Not mine

See also bug 229822.

no response to comment 8. => incomplete please reopen if it can be reproduce with a current build