[Bug 583797] Re: Firefox closed multiple tabs without warning

[Christopher M. Penalver]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
- I have "warn on closing with multiple tabs open" set to yes in firefox.
+ 1) lsb_release -rd
+ Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
+ Release:	11.10
  
- I found a "workaround" that says to set "open to a blank page" somewhere
- else, and I set this, but it still doesn't warn me.
+ 2) apt-cache policy firefox
+ firefox:
+   Installed: 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
+   Candidate: 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages
+         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-security/main i386 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 0
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
+ 
+ 3) What is expected to happen in Firefox, with Edit -> Preferences -> Tabs -> "Warn on closing with multiple tabs open" checkbox checked, is when one click the X, File -> Quit, Ctrl+Q , or Alt+Space -> C, one get's the confirmation box:
+ Confirm close
+ You are about to close x tabs. Are you sure you want to continue?
+ 
+ 4) What happens instead is one is not warned and the window closes.
+ 
+ PARTIAL WORKAROUND: about:config -> browser.tabs.maxOpenBeforeWarn ->
+ change from 15 to 2. This will pop up the confirmation box clicking the
+ X and Alt+Space -> C only.
+ 
+ Original Reporter Comments: I found a "workaround" that says to set
+ "open to a blank page" somewhere else, and I set this, but it still
+ doesn't warn me.
  
  I work from home and frequently spend an hour or so putting in data, all
  on one screen. If I accidentally hit the stupid little x (which is now
  in the left hand corner just where you don't need it, it is too easy to
  hit it by accident, but i can't change this, it comes with the distro),
  i lose all that work.
  
- Please tell me how to fix this terrible bug. [Also it would be nice to
- be able to move the window control buttons (X ^ v) back to the right
- hand corner, but it's not a sufficient answer to this bug.]
+ Please tell me how to fix this terrible bug.
  
  Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100423
  Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.3 GTB7.1
  
  THIS BUG AFFECTS MY SECURITY (INCOME) but i guess would not be classifed
  as a security bug per se
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri May 21 14:07:40 2010
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   abroswer N/A
   abrowser-branding N/A
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox

** Tags added: oneiric

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