[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 25333] New: WebKit history allows for only one history item per URL

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25333

           Summary: WebKit history allows for only one history item per URL
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: History
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: simX_other at mac.com


When visiting a URL that is already in WebKit's history, WebKit updates the
"last visited" date for the URL to the current time, and discards the previous
"last visited" date.  This makes it tough to find pages temporally, if you know
around the time that you accessed them but do not remember anything else about
the page.  In these cases, if you've visited the page more recently than you
remember, you will not be able to find the page you're looking for.


Steps to Reproduce:

1.  Open WebKit and visit http://homepage.mac.com/simx/test-ctf-flash.html .

2.  Open WebKit history.  Observe that a history item has been created for this
URL for today.

3.  Wait a day.

4.  Open WebKit and visit http://homepage.mac.com/simx/test-ctf-flash.html
again.

5.  Open WebKit history.  Note that there is no longer any record of you having
visited this URL yesterday, only today.


Expected Results: I expect WebKit's history to allow for multiple history items
per URL.  (At the very least, allow one history item per URL *per day*.)  This
is an accurate look at the user's history, because URLs are often visited more
than once.  If a user is trying to find a URL in time, this makes it easier to
locate the correct page, as well.

Actual Results: WebKit destroys user expectations by simply updating the "last
visited" date for URLs when they are accessed again.

Regression: This issue has existed for all versions of Safari and WebKit.


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