Gnome Shell 3.8 not able to switch to full screen when viewing videos on internet ( exceptions: youtube, vimeo)

Bug #1267597 reported by cyberalex4life
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Bug Description

This bug is old, in fact I had this problem even from using Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 with Gnome 3.6.
The bug is not due to the original face of Gnome Shell in either versions, but due to use of gnome shell extensions "Window list" and "Frippery Bottom Panel". I used seccond in 13.04 but I am now using first in 13.10, and will probably still be using it long after, cause it's making my life easy and pleasant.

The bug looks like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yma89w4x8v2g8w3/GnomeShell.png

Description: When trying to go full screen with a video, the image of the video dissapears in the page, but a new entry appears in taskbar with the title [plugin-container]. To switch to the video, you have to click the entry in which time the video is still running (you can hear it).

I tested youtube because I use it daily and I tested vimeo just to see if it is present and it isn't for both of them.

The bug is there on romanian news websites like:
http://stirileprotv.ro/
http://realitatea.ro/
and on some major romanian youtube like websites:
http://www.trilulilu.ro/
http://vplay.ro/
http://www.220.ro/

I use firefox for daily use. In firefox most sites (except http://vplay.ro/) will switch to full screen the first time you click on the specific button The second time and all the next times after you exit full screen you need to use the entry in the "Window List" bar.
I use thunderbird for mail and rss, and viewing video's works likewise.
I only use chromium when programming in brackets, but I did a few tests to see: in chromium, vimeo and youtube work as they should, but with the others only http://vplay.ro/ works for the first time and the rest work like vplay in firefox.
This was never o problem for me in ubuntu (unity version), xubuntu, linux mint mate or cinnamon.

My actual system configuration: Asus K55VD with Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 am64 and I can confirm the bug on Ubuntu Trusty which I have installed using the same computer and an external hdd.

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cyberalex4life (cyberalex4life) wrote :

I forgot to mention something: the websites with this problem fail to hide mouse cursor after going to full screen. I have to put it to the right side of the video.
This bug never occured to me when using windows 7, but windows has no problem with hiding the cursor.

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cyberalex4life (cyberalex4life) wrote :

There is a fix for this: removing with apt-get flashplugin-installer and/or adoble flash player packages and use pipelight flash plugin instead.

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cyberalex4life (cyberalex4life) wrote :

The only problem is that using arrow keys on a video more than 3 times in full-screen will block the plugin.

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