[Bug 1113447] [NEW] Starting a Flash video disables keyboard shortcuts

[Dražen Lučanin]

Public bug reported:

When I click play on a Youtube video, Firefox doesn't respond to
keyboard shortcuts any more, even though it's shown to be the active
window. Before I can get it to react to e.g. <ctrl>+L to let me enter
something in the Awesome bar, I have to pick up my mouse, click
somewhere on the webpage outside the Flash video and only then can I
start entering keyboard shortcuts again.

Expected behaviour - keyboard shortcuts should work the whole time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: firefox 18.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  kermit     2051 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  kermit     2051 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   kermit     2051 F...m pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130117041608
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Sat Feb  2 13:47:46 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-20 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.11  metric 9
MarkForUpload: True
PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/zotero at chnm.gmu.edu/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=hr_HR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=18.0.1/20130117041608 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 rhythmbox-mozilla 2.97-1ubuntu6.1
 totem-mozilla     3.4.3-0ubuntu5
 google-talkplugin 3.10.2.0-1
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68DDU Ver. F.0B
dmi.board.name: 30C0
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 71.2A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU74006MN
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DDUVer.F.0B:bd08/02/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq6710b(GB891EA#AKN):pvrF.0B:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30C0:rvrKBCVersion71.2A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 6710b (GB891EA#AKN)
dmi.product.version: F.0B
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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