306055 - chromeless window attribute overrides GTK 'always on top'

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8b3) Gecko/20050712 Firefox/1.0+
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8b3) Gecko/20050712 Firefox/1.0+

If you set a windows' hidechrome attribute to true the window will override
GTK's 'always ontop' property causing the chromeless Firefox window to cover GTK
windows that have been set to stay 'ontop'. Prior to deerpark this behavior
correctly removed the chrome but preserved the 'ontop' window property for the
window manager. In Gnome this bug prevents the taskbar from showing since the
taskbar is usually set to 'stay on top'.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a new window in Firefox
2. Set the chromeless hidechrome attribute to 'true'
3. Notice the chromeless window overrides GTK windows set to stay on top

Actual Results:  
Chromeless window overrides GTK windows set to stay on top causing the Firefox
window to come to cover all other GTK windows.

Expected Results:  
Setting hidechrome to true should remove the chrome but preserve the 'always on
top' window property.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.3 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.3 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.