[Bug 818595] [NEW] Firefox 5.0 shockwave plugin causes missing and non functional file browsing

[Steve Cunningham]

Public bug reported:

When any web feature asks to browse to a file location and the file
navigation window comes up, it is only white page with black text.

Example:
You want to attach a file in webmail aka yahoo.com (select compose/attach/browse) the window comes up but only white text with black backround and the navigation does not work and what should be the OK button makes the window crash.

No buttons,button borders, no colors, and no highlighting of selected
files.

Same bug for all add files features when initiated from the firefox browser:
Ebay add images
Facebook add images
Ubuntu forums add images

NOW ! after lots of playing around I found that if I disable the
shockwave plugin in firefox 5.0 then the file navigation features are
back to normal and function as they should. But what to do with
shockwave ?

Please advise
Thanks

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firefox 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 30 13:13:51 2011
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2
 flashplugin-installer 10.3.181.34ubuntu0.11.04.1
 adobe-flashplugin N/A
 icedtea-plugin 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty

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