Ubuntu
flashplugin-nonfree package

  1. Bug #263435
  2. Comment #244

Comment 244 for bug 263435

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Jessie Lawrence (nightwolf177-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: Firefox cannot close tab (using Ctrl-w) when flash content is selected on page

this is a bug in firefox. its not specific to ubuntu. it happens on mac and windows too.

whats happening is the flash app is intercepting the keyboard strokes, so if you press ctrl+w when youre interacting with a flash applet, the keyboard command will be sent to the flash applet, but not firefox.

i went on my mac to see if this happens in safari, and safari closes the tab even if flash content is selected. apparently, soneone better let the mozilla people know about this, because they're the ones who are supposed to fix this, not ubuntu.