web pages dim out sometimes

Bug #245768 reported by BlackbirdHighway
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Some web pages go dim for a few seconds, then return. I didn't see this problem with Firefox 2.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 5 04:57:00 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
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BlackbirdHighway (tomcjamison) wrote :
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Paul Worrall (nicknak) wrote :

Please could you list at least one website where you see this effect.

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: New → Incomplete
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BlackbirdHighway (tomcjamison) wrote : Re: [Bug 245768] Re: web pages dim out sometimes

I've seen it on huffingtonpost.com

It may be a "feature" of that website, I don't know.

--- On Sat, 7/5/08, Paul Worrall <email address hidden> wrote:
From: Paul Worrall <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 245768] Re: web pages dim out sometimes
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 8:08 AM

Please could you list at least one website where you see this effect.

** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Status in “firefox-3.0” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

Some web pages go dim for a few seconds, then return. I didn't see this
problem with Firefox 2.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 5 04:57:00 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

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BlackbirdHighway (tomcjamison) wrote :
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Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

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emkamau (emkamau) wrote :

I have the same problem. Firefox dims and becomes unresponsive while loading pages. It then returns to normal once the page is loaded. Noted on linuxplanet.com and linuxtoday.com.
- Firefox 3.0.10
- Ubuntu 9.04
- Linux 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

emk

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Royalpie717 (altaccountwa) wrote :

I was watching a youtube video, and then my laptop's brightness level dimmed down.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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