ICEfaces
  1. ICEfaces
  2. ICE-3967

Cannot type in a file name in file upload component

          Details

          • Type: Bug Bug
          • Status: Closed
          • Priority: Major Major
          • Resolution: Invalid
          • Affects Version/s: 1.7.2 SP1
          • Fix Version/s: 1.8RC1, 1.8
          • Component/s: ICE-Components
          • Labels:
            None
          • Environment:
            Firefox 3, ice:inputFile component.

            Description

            User cannot type in a file name inside File Upload component. When the textbox is click, it bring up interface to choose a file for upload.
            The problem is reproducible on component-showcase (trunk revision#18168)

              Issue Links

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              Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. ICE-4840 Document inputFile text field read-only

              • Major - Major loss of function.
              • Closed

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                Mark Collette added a comment -

                I can't reproduce this, using Firefox 2 or IE 6.

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                Mark Collette added a comment - I can't reproduce this, using Firefox 2 or IE 6.
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                Mandeep Hayher added a comment -

                Retested, problem only reproducible on FF3.

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                Mandeep Hayher added a comment - Retested, problem only reproducible on FF3.
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                yip.ng added a comment -

                This is a Firefox 3 security feature for the <input type="file"> HTML control. There is nothing wrong with our component.

                Some quotes from the web about this Firefox 3 feature:

                "I really don't think this is a good idea, to disable direct text input in the <input type="file"> input box, as a security "fix" against a theoretical attack."

                "The interface is confusing as there's a text input box, but when you click the input box, a file open dialog pops up, that goes against any user expectation of a text input box."

                "Another problem with this "feature": because you can not edit in the text box, it is IMPOSSIBLE to remove a file once it's in there."

                "It is a completely pointless security measure and moreover, it greatly affects usability."

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                yip.ng added a comment - This is a Firefox 3 security feature for the <input type="file"> HTML control. There is nothing wrong with our component. Some quotes from the web about this Firefox 3 feature: "I really don't think this is a good idea, to disable direct text input in the <input type="file"> input box, as a security "fix" against a theoretical attack." "The interface is confusing as there's a text input box, but when you click the input box, a file open dialog pops up, that goes against any user expectation of a text input box." "Another problem with this "feature": because you can not edit in the text box, it is IMPOSSIBLE to remove a file once it's in there." "It is a completely pointless security measure and moreover, it greatly affects usability."
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                Eduard Korenschi added a comment -

                Same thing on Chrome,
                But at least they took away the text input and replaced it with a static text.

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                Eduard Korenschi added a comment - Same thing on Chrome, But at least they took away the text input and replaced it with a static text.

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                    Reporter:
                    Mandeep Hayher
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