amd64: web pages with FSI flash viewer almost unusable with flashplugin-nonfree + firefox

[Ulf Mehlig]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Web pages using the FSI flash viewer (http://www.fsi-viewer.com) like

http://sweetgum.nybg.org/vh/specimen.php?irn=992680

cannot be used normally on our machines running Ubuntu 10.04/amd64 and Firefox 3.6.9 with Shockwave Flash 10.1.r82. The toolbar buttons of the viewer do not react, and panning with the mouse is not possible. Zooming via context menu works (right-click).

This is probably rather a flash- than a Ubuntu problem, but maybe somebody who might possibly fix it can be contacted by the people reading this bug report ...

Thanks & all the best, Ulf

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: flashplugin-installer 10.1.82.76ubuntu0.10.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 11 09:17:32 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree

[Ulf Mehlig (umehlig)]

Pressing the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking/panning with the mouse "fixes" the described problem.