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Firefox question
[Deleted User]
Nothing really important, just something that bugs me a bit.
Why does Crtl + t not work in Ubuntu when you have a flash video open on the page? I can never open a new tab through the shortcuts when viewing youtube for example.
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eightcell
the embedded flash player steals it... the b@st@rd!
https://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?locale=en-US&comments_parentId=121094&forumId=1
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-78414-firefox-flash/index.html
larryone
Click on a blank bit of the page and try it...
humbert
It's the same on windows
tpotter
humbert
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It's the same on windows
Yep, as others have said this is because the flash video steals the focus of the keyboard. So, when you press a key it sends it to the flash video instead of the browser.
This feature comes in handy too, however, as on a site like youtube, you can often use the up or down key to adjust the volume of a video instead of moving the entire page.
tricky D
Flash and other objects (form fields, applets) are actually displayed on the desktop and a 'hole' is made in the browser through which they are displayed. This is true for Windows, not sure about *nix (been a while). Perhaps this has some bearing on the focus theft, anybody???