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resize popup wonky in firefox

Bug #1914462 reported by John Crown
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firefox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

(this behavior is the same or at least very similar to that reported in 1878293 , (which is fixed! (thanks!!)), but now it happens in popup windows in firefox rather than xterm. Possible regression?

The testcase below demonstrates the failure, and contains more explanation of the issue.

Bug happens in firefox ( /usr/bin/firefox , version 85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 ) , but NOT in firefox installed as "sudo snap install firefox" ( version 85.0-1 ). Also does NOT occur in chromium-browser.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release: 20.04

Thanks as always.

Here (from <html> to </html>) is the testcase (usage notes embedded) (also included as an attachment):

<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      function displaymessage() {
      var href = "file:///dev/null" ;
      var windowname = "fred_" + (new Date());
      window.open(href, windowname, 'width=400,height=150,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');
      }
    </script>
    <style> </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form>
      <input type="button" value="click here to test!" onclick="displaymessage()" />
    </form>

    <p>
      (Obviously, this example requires firefox and (optionally) chromium-browser.<br>
      Javascript must be enabled as well)<br>
      Put this html snippet into a file named e.g. popup_test.html,<br>
      then open in firefox browser, or invoke from the commandline via:<br>
      % firefox popup_test.html<br>
      When you click the button above, an empty, <br>
      resizable popup window will be presented.<br>
      Try resizing from each corner, and from each edge.<br>
      The failure is this: all four corners of the popup window will move during resizing.<br>
      Expected result: at most three corners should move (when dragging a corner of the window)<br>
      or at most two (when dragging an edge of the window).<br>
      (This demo works (i.e. reproduces the failure) in firefox on latest Ubuntu 20.04)<br>
      Meanwhile, the popup works fine if this example is opened in chromium-browser<br>
      (or invoked from the commandline like this):<br>
      % chromium-browser popup_test.html<br>
    </p>

  </body>
</html>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: firefox 85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-41.46~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: johnc 1975 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC2: johnc 1975 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: johnc 1975 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20210118153634
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Feb 3 10:42:59 2021
DefaultProfileExtensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
DefaultProfileLocales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
DefaultProfilePrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:353
DefaultProfileThemes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-27 (190 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Profile0Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile0Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile0PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @ /usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:353
Profile0PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile0Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profiles:
 Profile1 (Default) - LastVersion=None/None (Out of date)
 Profile0 - LastVersion=85.0/20210118153634 (In use)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2011
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0705
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M5A99X EVO
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.:bvr0705:bd08/23/2011:br4.6:svnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM5A99XEVO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.sku: 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.
mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2021-01-25T16:00:23.584688

Revision history for this message
John Crown (jqc) wrote :
John Crown (jqc)
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
John Crown (jqc) wrote :

Problem is resolved.
Tested today in ubuntu 22.04 release, Mozilla Firefox 99.0.1
both snap and non-snap (downloaded firefox-99.0.1.tar.bz2) installations.

The popup window resizes correctly when dragging from any corner or edge.
Victory, and thanks to the unknown fixer(s).

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