[Bug 263435]

[Nicolas-barbulesco]

(In reply to bugzilla from comment #621)

> I'm not sure if this is a further advancement of this problem, but I've
> noticed that ctrl-w and ctrl-F4 don't work when a plugin has focus in
> Windows.  This means you are trapped unless you can find a place to click,
> or you close FF entirely.

In this case, it would make sense to escape from the trap by pressing...
Escape.

> At the very least, there need to be some keys/shortcuts that are off limits
> to all plugins.  Shortcuts to close the tab and window should be at the top
> of that list.

And Ctrl L / Apple L too.

(In reply to Piyush Soni from comment #622)

> This problem has historically affected Chrome as well, and it was the only
> respite Firefox had. 

When another browser has the same problem as Firefox, this is not a good
thing for Firefox. We are not at war.

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  Firefox cannot close tab (using Ctrl-w) when flash content is selected
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