Comment 73 for bug 711314

Wow, what a confusion here!

(In reply to Mike Cowperthwaite from comment #42)
> This bug morphed, unacceptably in my view, starting at comment 27. That
> problem is/was entirely different from the (Mac-only) problem originally
> reported here.

+1

> The "new" problem, brought on by the "fix" for bug 128124, is that the
> mailing list dialog is modal (and is present on all platforms); the actual bug
> for fixing that problem is bug 135126 (and see also bug 115904).
> Since the modal dialog effectively prevents anyone from testing if the
> original bug still exists, I'll be adding a dependency.

+1

(In reply to Wayne Mery (:wsmwk) from comment #55)
> as a result of the blocker, as a practical matter, I don't see much value to
> keeping this open, because prior to comment 27 there is no testcase, let
> alone a reduced testcase, and no clear steps that others can replicate.
> ...
> Unless we want this to be the cesspool for all drag and drop bugs with no
> testcases or poorly formed reports - in which case the currently vague
> summary needs improvement. But given this bug's ragged long history I'd
> sooner pick a newer, shorter, more clearly worded bug.

+1

I see two ways of clearing this up:

1) Morph this bug back into a MAC-only bug to be revisited after fix for bug 135126, with a crystal clear summary, and an entry in Whiteboard pointing to an authoritative comment explaining the matter

Or

2) Shut this bug down and create a new MAC-only bug to be revisited after fix for bug 135126, with a crystal clear summary, and description pointing to those other bugs like bug 135126

Before doing that, I'd like two pieces of information (A+B):

A)

(In reply to James Rome from comment #69)
> But on a Mac, it does NOT open in a separate window! So you cannot drag and
> drop from your main address book.
> TB needs to override the Mac "style" guidelines and use a separate window.

As a windows user, I'm confused bc comment 0 suggests the presence of a Mailing List *window* on MAC, whereas comment 69 denies the same.

James, can you "add an attachment" to this bug, with a screenshot showing the current design of Mailing List Properties dialog on MAC?

Does the window/non-window design of MAC play any role for this bug (I think not)?

B) Do we have a bug for comment 68 (which is clearly different from this bug, but perhaps it is blocking bug 135126)?

(In reply to Ann-Marie from comment #68)
> Go to address book.
> Open one of the address lists, new window "Mailing List" with List name.
> There is ONE open line at the bottom waiting for the next entry.
> Drag and drop an email address from another source such as an email message
> content in one of your email folders.
> The drag and drop email occupies the open line on the Mailing List as
> expected.
> Drag and drop another to add to the list and there is no open line to drop
> it in.
>
> You have to click on the Mailing list and manually scroll down to open a new
> empty line.