[tbb-bugs] #13671 [Tor Browser]: Circuit display is broken if bridges are being used.

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#13671: Circuit display is broken if bridges are being used.
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     Reporter:  yawning  |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  needs_revision
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201411,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201411R
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:15 gk]:
 > Two comments:
 > 1) just a nit: s/IDS/IDs/
 Thanks!
 > 2) The patch is broken if I select bridges via Torbutton onion -> Open
 Network Settings... -> My Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks
 connections to the Tor Network
 >
 > In this case I see:
 >
 > {{{
 > [11-25 15:39:12] Torbutton WARN: Error: 552 Unrecognized key
 "ns/id/FINGEPRINT"
 > [11-25 15:39:12] Torbutton WARN: Disabling tor display circuit because
 of an error.
 >
 > [11-25 15:44:33] Torbutton WARN: Error: 552 Unrecognized key
 "ns/id/6FINGERPRINT"
 > [11-25 15:44:33] Torbutton WARN: Disabling tor display circuit because
 of an error.
 > [11-25 15:44:33] Torbutton WARN: TypeError: gBrowser.tabContainer is
 undefined
 > [11-25 15:44:33] Torbutton WARN: Disabling tor display circuit because
 of an error.
 > gBrowser.tabContainer is undefined
 > }}}
 > Especially the tabContainer thing is nasty as even using a New Identity
 and unchecking bridge usage is not giving me the circuit display back.
 Only shutting down and restarting the browser helps.

 Most of the time bridges are working for me, but it does look like I do
 need to more gracefully handle the situation where an unrecognized key
 gets through. I'll need to try to improve the error handling of the tor
 control port before resubmitting this patch.

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