Additional 'Matched Logins' drop-down buttons accumulate steadily on certain sites

[ptzink]

When visiting a site with saved login/password information in Firefox 3.5.7 (might be other versions too), the key icon with the site name to the right starts shifting to the right while displaying small 'blocks' every second or so. Restarting both Keepass and Firefox did not remedy the issue. I experience the issue in on both Windows 7 and XP.

[luckyrat]

Thanks for the report. I saw this happen on someone else's test machine on one of the earlier versions but haven't been able to replicate it since (with FF 3.5.x on XP and 7 and 3.6b5 on Vista). If you or anyone else can spot any other patterns that might help me identify the cause that would be very helpful.

Does it happen all the time?
Does it happen if you visit the website in a new tab?
Does it happen when you use the KeeFox Logins menu to login?
Do you know if you are using a non-default Firefox theme? Does the behaviour continue if you use a different theme?
Do you have other add-ons installed? Does it still happen if you disable all your other add-ons?

[w-c_stickler]

I've noticed it a lot on my own machine (Vista Business 32-bit SP2, FF 3.5.7, default theme, gazillions of addons -- will try in fresh profile).

One definite pattern I've seen is that it happens very often after the current page is freshly matched to a login -- e.g. after the KeePass database is unlocked, or after a URL is added to the right entry such that that entry now matches the page.

Note also that these "blocks" function the same as the small drop-down to the right of the login button does: they each drop down a short list of matching logins. Usually this contains only one login, the one (freshly) matched.

I've never tried visiting the same problematic website in two different tabs, but I do notice that switching tabs eliminates all the accumulated buttons up to that point, and pauses further accumulation, though it doesn't prevent restarting it if I switch back to the site.

[w-c_stickler]

On a fresh profile, default settings, I can reproduce this on http://www.facebook.com/.

[ptzink]

Okay, here is a little more info after doing some of my own testing. I created a fresh profile in Firefox 3.5.7 on Windows 7 (don't have an XP machine to test at this second) with only the KeeFox add-on installed and the default FF theme. Using the default KeeFox options, I could not replicate the issue. On sites where I manually had to click the "Detect forms" button on the KeeFox menu I did not see the issue either. However, when I check the "Enable detection of advanced forms" in the options and refresh the site (I was using Facebook as the test site but tried dropbox and Twitter as well) I get the accumulating buttons. I would just leave this option unchecked, but I find it is actually very useful in detecting forms outside of particular URL specified in your KeePass entry.
BTW, I just wanted to say this a fantastic plugin. In the new year, I resolved to overhaul my password system and KeePass along with the KeeFox plugin have made it a less painful process. Thanks!

[luckyrat]

Please try out the new XPI, version 0.71 which is linked to on the main download page.

Thanks for all your help. I think the problem is now fixed (although I have barely had time to test it) and I may have got the advanced form detection and manual detection working on a few more websites as a nice side-effect.

[ptzink]

Well, I am still having the issue. But I also noticed that my plugin still says version 0.70. Could the link be wrong?

[w-c_stickler]

Try the second link, the one labeled save the very latest build of KeeFox straight from the SVN repository. The main link still points to 0.7.

[ptzink]

Got it. Seems to have fixed the issue (in my limited testing)!

[w-c_stickler]

Replying to ptzink:

Got it. Seems to have fixed the issue (in my limited testing)!

Yes, me too. Thanks Chris!