509653 - When using two monitors with 3.6 alpha 1, the tab preview function shows up on the first monitor regardless of which screen the browser is maximized on

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[liberskym]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2a2pre) Gecko/20090810 Minefield/3.6a2pre (.NET CLR 4.0.20506)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2a2pre) Gecko/20090810 Minefield/3.6a2pre (.NET CLR 4.0.20506)

The ctrl+tab preview always shows up on the primary monitor in a dual-screen setup, regardless of which screen the browser has been maximized on.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable ctrl+tab switcher
2. Press Ctrl+tab w/ >2 tabs open
Actual Results:  
Menu shows up on primary monitor, even though browser is maximized on secondary monitor.

Expected Results:  
Shown menu on screen that the browser window is.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.x or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.13 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

You can also try to reproduce in Firefox 4 Beta 8 or later, there are many improvements in the new version, http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Comment 3

[liberskym]

It works in Firefox 4 Beta 8.