Adobe Flash Player settings dialog does not respond to input

[Robert Charlton]

This is the same bug as Bug #995699, but for 12.10. Also, on said bug report, it seems we've come to a conclusion that the window manager (Compiz) is causing the problem, which is why this is filed for compiz.

I'm running a fully updated 12.10 amd64. It seems pretty much everyone using Unity and Adobe Flash Player has this problem, as it dates back several years, versions, and hardware configurations. I must conclude that this is mainly a software problem. I'm also aware that this bug may already be well-known by the community.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Open a flash file. Be it a game, video, website, etc.
2) Right click on the flash player and select "Settings"
3) Try to click on something in the dialog box such as a checkbox or a tab

What is expected to happen:
The dialog box responds to user input, e.g. checking a checkbox or switching to a different tab.

What happens instead:
The dialog box does not respond. Nothing happens when the user interacts with it. The user must refresh the page to exit the dialog box.

I'm fairly certain that compiz is causing this problem. When using any other window manager, e.g. metacity, this problem does not occur. It only occurs when using compiz. A problem such as this with any other window manager may indicate a problem with that particular window manager. This bug is not a problem affecting users of kwin, mutter, metacity, etc. nor is it a problem solely with Adobe Flash Player.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Nov 8 21:17:52 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 9.000, 3.5.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Turks [Radeon HD 6670] [1002:6758] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2309]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-28 (42 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
MachineType: MSI MS-7641
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=84061c7f-88be-4f38-87f6-261b8e17c9d6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V17.5
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 760GM-P23(FX) (MS-7641)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 3.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 3.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV17.5:bd12/13/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7641:pvr3.0:rvnMSI:rn760GM-P23(FX)(MS-7641):rvr3.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr3.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7641
dmi.product.version: 3.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 865672, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.