[tbb-bugs] #786 [Applications/Tor Browser]: file urls cannot be re-enabled after being disabled

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#786: file urls cannot be re-enabled after being disabled
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 Reporter:  anonym                    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Low                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  tbb-usability             |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:  None => wontfix


Old description:

> As promised over irc, here's the bug report:
>
> Torbutton is configured to disable plugins. With Torbutton enabled I go
> to
> www.youtube.com and click some random clip. As expected, it complains
> about
> that flash is missing. I disable Torbutton and reload the page, but the
> complaint remains. Re-entering the address in the same tab won't work
> either, and clearing the cache does nothing.
>
> However, if I open a new tab and copy-paste the same address into it,
> that
> works. This new, "good" tab can happily co-exist with the old, "bad" tab,
> which stays bad, unable to load flash. So this seems to be tab specific.
>
> Even if I choose the bad tab an go back to www.youtube.com and again
> choose
> some random clip (or the same one, even by re-entering the address) flash
> won't load. The only cure for the bad tab seems to be to visit another
> site
> and then go back to some youtube clip. Weird stuff.
>
> This is with Torbutton 1.2.0 (not available yet under "Reported
> version").
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 As promised over irc, here's the bug report:

 Torbutton is configured to disable plugins. With Torbutton enabled I go to
 www.youtube.com and click some random clip. As expected, it complains
 about
 that flash is missing. I disable Torbutton and reload the page, but the
 complaint remains. Re-entering the address in the same tab won't work
 either, and clearing the cache does nothing.

 However, if I open a new tab and copy-paste the same address into it, that
 works. This new, "good" tab can happily co-exist with the old, "bad" tab,
 which stays bad, unable to load flash. So this seems to be tab specific.

 Even if I choose the bad tab an go back to www.youtube.com and again
 choose
 some random clip (or the same one, even by re-entering the address) flash
 won't load. The only cure for the bad tab seems to be to visit another
 site
 and then go back to some youtube clip. Weird stuff.

 This is with Torbutton 1.2.0 (not available yet under "Reported version").

 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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Comment:

 This is from the toggle area and does not apply to modern Tor Browser
 versions. If there is a similar looking bug without toggle involvement,
 please open a new ticket.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/786#comment:14>
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