1181567 - The Options button is not working for Flash if Never Activate is selected

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Cornel Ionce [:noni] [Hubs QA]]

Reproduced on:
*Windows 10 64bit
*Windows 7 64bit

Reproduced with:
*Firefox 39.0, build ID: 20150630154324
*Firefox 40 beta 2, build ID: 20150706172413
*Latest Aurora, build ID: 20150708004005
*Latest Nightly, build ID: 20150707030206

Shockwave Flash: 18.0.0.203


Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Firefox (make sure flash is installed)
2. Go to about:addons -> Plugins tab
3. From the activation dropdown of Shockwave Flash select the "Never Activate" option
4. Click on Shockwave Flash "Option" button.

Expected Results:
The Shockwave Flash plugin options are properly displayed

Actual Results:
Nothing happens, the button can be pressed but it won't open options.

Notes:
The user can properly enter Shockwave Flash options by clicking on the "More" link or by double clicking anywhere inside the Shockwave Flash 
plugin area.
No errors are thrown in the console.
This does not happen with any other plugin.

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Can you add a screenshot of what you're seeing, there isn't an options button for flash for me

Comment 2

[Cornel Ionce [:noni] [Hubs QA]]

Here is a screenshot with the Plugins tab where Flash has the "Options" button: http://i.imgur.com/2X3r3f2.png

Comment 3

[Benjamin Smedberg]

There should be an options button for 32-bit Firefox but not 64-bit Firefox. The only option is to turn off Flash protected mode.

Comment 4

[Johan C]

(In reply to Benjamin Smedberg  [:bsmedberg] from comment #3)
> There should be an options button for 32-bit Firefox but not 64-bit Firefox.
> The only option is to turn off Flash protected mode.

I can reproduce this with 32-bit Firefox.

I'm not sure where you got "64-bit Firefox" from. :D Sorry if I've missed something obvious!