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Bug 97111

Summary:	No way to link to a plugin
Product:	updatecenters	Reporter:	Andrei Badea <abadea>
Component:	Pluginportal	Assignee:	David Botterill <dbotterill>
Status:	VERIFIED FIXED
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P2
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description Andrei Badea 2007-03-02 15:34:22 UTC

I clicked on a plugin from the main page, the I copied the URL to the clipboard,
opened another browser window, pasted the clipboard and pressed Enter. I
expected the plugin page to load, but instead the main page loaded. Is this by
intention?

Comment 1 David Botterill 2007-03-05 04:08:56 UTC

This is a great requirement to think about for future implementations.  There
are a number of "GET" type functions that might be useful in other contexts. 
I'm changing this to an enhancement request.

Comment 2 Andrei Badea 2007-03-05 10:14:27 UTC

Sorry, I must disagree. When I look at it as an user, this is a defect: there is
not way to copy the link of a plugin page and paste it into an IM window or a
blog post.

Comment 3 Jiri Kovalsky 2007-03-15 19:13:57 UTC

I agree with Andrei. Due to this bug I am unable to use multiple tabs in my
Mozilla browser. I am used to using middle mouse click to open links in
additional tabs that load on background and then look at the content when the
page is loaded. This does not work and I can only use left mouse click to see
module details page.

Steps to reproduce:
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1. Type "Refactoring" into search field and push "Search" button.
2. Several plugins are found.
3. Use middle mouse button to click on "Read More..." link.
4. Additional tab shows up in current Mozilla window and content is being loaded.
5. After the page is loaded, switch to it but all you see is plugin portal
homepage instead of the plugin details.

Comment 4 David Botterill 2007-04-17 07:38:14 UTC

Fixed.  Now there is a link on the details page to go directly to a plugin.

Comment 5 Andrei Badea 2007-04-17 10:11:51 UTC

Verified, but see issue 101285.