228228 - no way to open flash links in new window or tab

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Vaclav Dvorak]

This is actually a bug of the Flash plugin, and I suppose it may not at all be
fixable by Mozilla, but just to make sure I file this bug so perhaps someone can
correct me if I'm wrong.

There seems to be no way to make a link in a Flash movie open in a new window or
tab. Right-click brings up the Flash plugin menu, middle-click apparently does
nothing at all, and ctrl+left-click ignores the ctrl (i.e., follows the link in
the current window). (Also, you don't see where the link points to.)

(This must be a dupe of something, but I couldn't find it.)

Comment 1

[D.Thillet]

When trying to access certain flash-based sites (specifically www.newgrounds.com
and www.homestarrunner.com), I am not able to navigate through links. All images
appear fine, but when I attempt to click on a link, nothing changes. Certain
flash movies still play and I have reinstalled Flash and Shockwave players and
thier plugins several times. Everything else is functioning normally. But this
problem is becoming a major annoyance, as I can not utilize many sites.
Shockwave works fine, it is definately Flash that is the problem. This is a
recent problem that started a few days ago. It is the first error I've
encountered in Mozilla. I am currently using the browser Mozilla 1.7.1

Comment 2

[Vinícius Medina]

Maybe this is the same case that this bug? 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=288847

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

original test URL has changed.
www.newgrounds.com WFM Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20061128 Minefield/3.0a1  

-> WFM