[Bug 680525] [NEW] first tab in firefox has a constant loading icon and won't close

[Jordan Hess]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

The first tab in firefox has a loading icon that never disappears, no
matter which page is the first tab. In addition to that, when it gets
this loading icon that never goes away I cant close the tab through
conventional means.

The steps I use to close the tab are:

1. I right click the tab and select "Open in a New Window"
2. I close the new window that opens.
3. Back to the original window I still have a tab I cant close, however now it is all blank. So I close firefox all together. 

When I reopen firefox the tab is gone, however usually within minutes
the constant loading thing happens again and I have to rinse and repeat
if I want to close the tab.

I doubt you ubuntu guys care, however this exact same problem happens in
Windows, so I think it may be something with a recent change in firefox
codebase.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: firefox 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 23 08:21:37 2010
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 firefox-branding 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick

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first tab in firefox has a constant loading icon and won't close
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/680525
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