Re: multi crashes SM on java sites, with a change in the UA

Raj Bhaskar wrote:
> Michael Vincent van Rantwijk, MultiZilla wrote:
>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>> Michael Vincent van Rantwijk, MultiZilla wrote:
>>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>>> Can someone(s) comfirm this, you need to have the latest version of 
>>>>> java installed.  I'm using SM 1.1.7, Multi 1.8.3.4e, and java 
>>>>> 1.6.0_04:
>>>>>
>>>>> first, visit this java site:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml
>>>>>
>>>>> what happens? If no crashes, then do the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> in the config editor [about:config] right click on any entry, 
>>>>> select New, String, and in the first box, enter:
>>>>>
>>>>> general.useragent.vendorComment
>>>>>
>>>>> and in the second box, enter anything you want. Restart the 
>>>>> program, click on Help, About SeaMonkey and see if your info is 
>>>>> there in the UA.  Now visit the java site:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does SM crash?
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, back in the config editor and reset the entry above. Then 
>>>>> right click, select New, String and in the first box enter:
>>>>>
>>>>> general.useragent.extra.pph
>>>>>
>>>>> and enter anything you want in the second box.  Restart the 
>>>>> program, look at the About SeaMonkey, see if your info is there, 
>>>>> then visit the java site.  Does this crash?
>>>>>
>>>>> On both entries SM crashes.  I've tried this with a clean profile, 
>>>>> and everything works.  But as soon as I install multi, I get 
>>>>> crashes.  Anyone else?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Grant McP
>>>>
>>>> I think this is caused by us adding general.useragent.vendor and/or 
>>>> general.useragent.vendorSub Can you please check/confirm this for me?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>
>>> welcome back, you've been gone a long time.  Hope everything
>>> is fine.
>>
>> Yeah, I was busy with school (I will do one more year at a higher 
>> level, this due to me dropping back too much) and my ISP failed to 
>> help me with a serious connection problem, but they seem to have fixed 
>> it now (keeping my fingers crossed).
>>
>>> Any ways, you have:
>>>
>>> general.useragent.vendor = multizilla
>>> general.useragent.vendorSub = 1.8.3.4e
>>>
>>> If I reset general.useragent.vendorSub = 1.8.3.4e then java works.  
>>> However, when I restart the program, the line is reverted back to 
>>> normal.
>>>
>>> If I remove the other line, then both lines are gone in 
>>> about:seamonkey, and everything works again, but the lines are put 
>>> back when I restart.
>>
>> That sucks, but I know that we can fix this for the next release 
>> (which will be one heck of a release I tell you).
> 
> Did we ever file a bug on this?  I was looking for it the other day but 
> couldn't find it.
> 
> Raj.

Not that I know of, but we should.

Michael