Re: Object model strangeness for dialogs(js prompt, alert)

John Nason wrote:
> Hi All,
> I am working on a gui test tool with support for Mozilla/Netscape. As of
> Mozilla 1.0 I've encountered strange behavior with dialogs created from
> javascript. When I go to investigate the object model(drilling down and
> inspecting nsIDOMNodes) to record actions it is not quite right... The
> easiest way to demonstrate this is to open an instance of DomInspector and
> get a js dialog open in the browser. In domInsp. "find window" and point to
> "java script application". You will notice that the hierarchy that shows up
> is something along the lines of:
> dialog
> --script
> --hbox
> ----hbox (etc.)
> ----hbox (etc.) (contains dialog-content-box stuff)
> --seperator
> --script
> Notice that the dialog-button-box stuff is missing(OK button, Cancel, etc)?
> Now minimize the dialog icon and expand it again. Voila! Hierarchys changed.
> Now:
> dialog
> --xul:vbox (contains dialog-content-box stuff)
> --xul:hbox (this is all the dialog-button-box stuff)
> ----xulbutton (etc.)
> 
> Problem is when I am drilling through the hierarchy in my code there is no
> way to get to the "modified" version that I can figure out. This obviously
> appears to be a mozilla XPCOM bug but I need some type of workaround to
> support dialog buttons. I just don't have the slighteset idea what is
> happening there internally that might cause the object model to change from
> a bad state to a good state. Anyone have any ideas whats happening here,
> possible workarounds, etc?
> I know this is a vague, strange problem but it is important. Thanks for any
> input.
> -john
> 
> 

i do not follow how this is a xpcom problem.  have you try the dom or 
xul newsgroups?

doug turner
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