263208 - (float:left) when using float:left defined in a <div> that contains a Flash <object>, resizing causes strange repositioning effects of the Flash Object

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Alan Osman]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.8
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.8

in the page http://www.craniumconcepts.com/convoq3/test.aspx, I have illustrated
an example of the problem associated to using float:left in CSS.  The problem
shows itself when you position elements using the following layout <div
id="someid"><object><flash params></object></div>.  If you resize the browser,
the  flash object will reposition briefly to the left and then back to its new
position causing terrible flicker.  The problem does not show itself in other
browsers.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Visit http://www.craniumconcepts.com/convoq3/test.aspx
2. Resize the browser (width) and you will see it flicker

Actual Results:  
The image repositions to its correctly location once you stop resizing, but the
effect during resizing appears buggy.

Expected Results:  
should not flicker and should move with other elements (check Netscape or IE).

Comment 1

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

Maybe related: Bug 132337

Comment 2

[Alan Osman]

I did some more work on my clients site that uses CSS for left hand 
navigational rollovers.  As states in my original bug, the site I am designing 
uses relative positioning.  The problem does not appear to show itself in 
other popular browsers.  

Try the link out below, you will see that mousing over the left-hand nav 
causes the Flash objects to reposition and flicker.  I dont understand how or 
why it is doing this but thought you should see it incase there was some other 
hidden problem not seen by anyone else. 

http://www.craniumconcepts.com/convoq3/products.aspx

Comment 3

[Martijn Wargers (dead)]

This bug was fixed by the checkin for bug 238493.