On 07/09/2002 13:31 A strange alien lifeform, David Tenser, reared up on its hind legs and bellowed:
> Parish wrote: >> If Moz/NS is to gain a sizeable market share (which it needs to if web >> developers are going to start making sure their sites work with Moz/NS) >> then we need several million JAPCUs, most of whom will be Windows (and >> therefore IE) users, to adopt Moz/NS. >> [snip] >> This is why I find it so amazing that >> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89350 "Home button should >> appear on main Toolbar" has been marked WONTFIX. *Every* browser I can >> think of had/has the Home button with the Back/Forward/Reload/Stop >> buttons so anyone who gives Moz/NS a try will instinctively look for it >> there and, if they don't have the Personal Tool Bar displayed, will get >> confused as to how to get to their home page. > > I started a discussion in that bug which lead to the bug owner closing > the bug. My intentions was to get things moving in the bug, and making > the developers realize the importance of the Home button, but > appearantly Marlon Bishop didn't agree. I find that sad actually. :-\ > I agree completely. I have just gone and re-read through the comments in the bug and Marlon appears to be the only person who has any strong objection. Unfortunately he is the bug owner and so can fly in the face of popular opinion and kill the bug, which has numerous dupes and 37 votes, that makes it joint 21st in the all-time list of most voted for bugs, http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=anywords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&resolution=FIXED&resolution=INVALID&resolution=WONTFIX&resolution=LATER&resolution=REMIND&resolution=DUPLICATE&resolution=WORKSFORME&resolution=MOVED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailreporter2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=30&changedin=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&namedcmd=Parishs+bugs&newqueryname=&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&order=bugs.votes,bugs.bug_id (this is restricted to bugs with >30 votes). > I don't know anyone not using the Home button quite frequently, and > being forced to have the Personal Toolbar visible just for the Home > button is not a good solution. > > Filing a new bug will only lead to VERIFIED DUPLICATE. > > / David > -- One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking a zero, they had no way to indicate the successful termination of their C programs. Anti-spam e-mail address, sorry for the inconvenience
