Daniel wrote: > BIll Spikowski wrote: >> Daniel wrote: >>> BIll Spikowski wrote: >>>> Daniel wrote: >>>>> Jens Hatlak wrote: >>>>>> Rufus wrote: >>>>>>> Certainly some of the most annoying ones - like the short drop downs, >>>>>>> path following, the problems with the Profile Manager - are SM specific >>>>>>> interface issues, right? Why do bugs like these persist so long? >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey, actual examples! So, for the fun of it, let's check... >>>>>> >>>>>> * Short drop downs. IIRC, this is a Mac-specific issue. Most SM >>>>>> developers don't have a Mac, and at least some, like me, don't want one >>>>>> (which is their personal taste, not to argue with). IIRC, there are only >>>>>> two SM developers who have a Mac at all, and both are known for having >>>>>> very little time. They do what they can, but analyzing the root causes >>>>>> of such bugs probably doesn't fit their time schedule. All you can do is >>>>>> a) analyze the bug as good as you can (e.g. by collecting all >>>>>> occurrences, making screen shots and attaching them to the bug) and b) >>>>>> try to narrow down when the issue first appeared, ideally down to the >>>>>> nightly builds level, so that identifying the causing change in code >>>>>> becomes possible. >>>>> >>>>> Jens, could you please check out my Comment 11 on >>>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=812050, as I'm seeing a >>>>> clipped screen on my Win7 SM 2.22b2 Spell Checker screen. >>>> >>>> >>>> These days, the Spell Checker dialog is ALWAYS clipped at the bottom >>>> on my Windows XP system. I haven't seen the problem on any other >>>> dialog boxes. >>> >>> When you say "These days,", how long are we talking, Bill?? >>> >>> (Glad to see it's not just me with Windows problems!!) >> >> >> At least several weeks now. Since the problem doesn't really interfere >> with how I use Seamonkey, I hadn't paid it too much attention. > > Reason I asked, Bill, was that my Win7 Internet was non-functional for a > good while, so I updated from about 2.18 to 2.22 in one go, so the > problem could have occured anywhere in that time, but you seem to be > suggesting SM was o.k. in 2.21 but broken in 2.22. > > Jens Hatlak (SM Dev team) now seems to want me to start a separate Bug > for this Windows problem (as distinct to the Mac's problem), so knowing > the release/time frame is handy.
I wish I had been paying more attention! I'm not certain that the problem is new to 2.22; it's possible it appeared back in 2.21. Another complicating factor is that I sometimes wait a few weeks before allowing SM to update. One extension that's critical to me, Lightning (which lets me communicate with colleagues who use the Outlook calendar), NEVER is ready when a SM update is released. I think I understand why, and it's not something that SM can fix, but it sure wrecks my day-to-day user experience... _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
