Comment 6 for bug 237795

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:59:18 -0000
Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 09:15:07PM -0000, MennoT wrote:
> > On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:32:39 -0000
> > Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:26:31AM -0000, MennoT wrote:
> > > > Public bug reported:
> > > >
> > > > Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
> > > >
> > > > This problem occurs with embedded video. Example: http://renske-harp.com/gallery.html (Balulalow, This Little Babe, Interlude links).
> > > > When the plugin is playing a video and playing is not stopped by the player itself, next time the plugin is started, it doesn't start clean. The sound of the previously played video is played, but the gui of mplayer-plugin is not shown.
> > > > This behaviour has been observed in Firefox-3/Ubuntu Linux as well as in Firefox 2/Windows.
> > > > When the video plays to the end or is stopped through the plugin controls, there is no problem.
> > > >
> > <...>
> > >
> > > Do you see this only with mplayer plugin or also with other players
> > > like totem?
> > >
> > > status incomplete
> > >
> > > - Alexander
> > >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > After some experimenting and thinking, I would re-phrase the problem
> > as follows:
> >
> > When the same plugin is called more than once on the same page, it is
> > not initialized properly next time, making it impossible to play
> > the next object.
> >
> > Further, trying again with Firefox-2/Quicktime/Windows, I could NOT
> > repeat the same thing. I'm sorry for providing wrong information in
> > this area.
>
> Somewhat this sounds familiar. I wonder: if you do this (cause
> initialization to fail) and then change gnome theme ... does firefox
> crash then? Can you check that with firefox 2 please too?
>
> thanks,
>
> - Alexander
>
Hello,

I changed the Gnome theme, while Firefox was in the state that a
previous object was apparently still loaded - without any problem,
Firefox nicely changed its gui accordingly.

Since downgrading firefox is a bit awkward, doing the same with
firefox 2 from the same installation is a bit difficult. Instead, I used
a live CD to boot Ubuntu 7.04 with Firefox 2.0.0.3.
The behaviour was exactly the same: trying to play the next (mpeg)
object fails, changing the Gnome theme works as it should, without
crashing Firefox.

Kind regards,

Menno