[Bug 1009816] [NEW] Firefox no longer remains in the background when opening new tab from diffrent window.

[lnxusr]

Public bug reported:

Firefox 13 no longer remains in the background if opening a new tab from
a different window, such as an email.

Prior to the upgrade, the only time Firefox would rise to the foreground
was if it were not already running.

1) Ubuntu  12.04 LTS
2) The version of the package you are using: firefox 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
3) See above.
4) See above.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Uname: Linux 3.4.1-030401-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  bjwest     2280 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120601173917
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfd200000 irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC887-VD'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0887,10438444,00100302'
   Controls      : 44
   Simple ctrls  : 21
Channel: release
Date: Wed Jun  6 22:35:45 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth1  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth1  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.119  metric 1
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.
 
 eth1      no wireless extensions.
Plugins:
 Skype Buttons for Kopete - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/skypebuttons.so (kopete)
 Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
PrefErrors: Unexpected character before close parenthesis @ [Profile]/extensions/{e4a8a97b-f2ed-450b-b12d-ee082ba24781}/defaults/preferences/greasemonkey.js:4
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=13.0/20120601173917 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions: kopete 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1
RfKill:
 
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (40 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/30/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0503
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M5A97
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0503:bd05/30/2011:svnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM5A97:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M.

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise release-channel

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