268339 - java applets "stuck" in window, don't scroll with content

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 162134

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Peter da Silva]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041103 Firefox/1.0RC2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041103 Firefox/1.0RC2

Twice when visiting slashdot one of their mid-page ads contained a Java applet.
The applet didn't scroll as part of the page, it was fixed in place relative to
the window borders, and left big black rectangles on the page beneath.

THe Sun Javastation ads seem to do this reliably.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Visit slashdot.org, keep bringing up story pages until you see the
Javastation ad with the Java applet beneath it.
2. Scroll the page.
3. Switch to another tab.

Actual Results:  
The java applet remained fixed to the page, even when I switched to a tab
showing a page on another site that applet remained visible.

Expected Results:  
The applet should have scrolled with the page and only been visible when the tab
open on slashdot was showing.

Since it effects tabs on other sites it may be a security-related problem.

Theme: grApple (Graphite)
Extensions: FireFTP, OpenBook, Context Search, Search Keys, Link Toolbar,
Foxylicious, Sort Bookmarks, Wayback, gCache, Search Status, xMirror, Web
Developer, Weatherfox.
SLASHDOT Style: Light.

Comment 1

[Peter da Silva]

Here's a page that reliably reproduces the bug on Firefox 1.0 release under Mac
OS X 10.2.8.

http://www.clanmacneil.ca/history2.htm

Comment 2

[timeless]

this is a known problem. keeping it private will not help anyone.

Comment 3

[Peter da Silva]

If it's known why is it still listed as UNCONFIRMED? :)

Comment 4

[Frank]

I'm seeing the same thing on using the National Weather Service loop of images
(Radar and satelite) which calls up java applet. I don't see this issue with
Windows version. 

Comment 5

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 162134 ***