367874 - Mouse events not working in back layer

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[murali]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; ZDNetIndia)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040803

I am using 2 layers and one overlaping another. Mouse events are not working in the back layer. I am able to see the contents but not able to do mouse events(i.e click) on the back layer.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.create 2 divs with absolute position and overlappign each other.
2.create an link text in the back layer.

Actual Results:  
I am not able to click the link.

Expected Results:  
I should able to click the link.

<div id='layer1' style="position:absolute;top:100;height:200;width:300;border:1px solid #ff0000;z-index:1" align="center">
Layer1
<br>
<a href="http://www.yahoo.com">www.yahoo.com</a>
<br><br><br><br><br><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a>
</div>

<div id='layer1' style="position:absolute;left:50;top:175;height:200;width:300;border:1px solid #00ff00;z-index:2" align="center">
Layer2
</div>

Comment 1

[murali]

Attachment: sample page

Comment 2

[Brandon Mitchell]

This bug has been around in an UNCONFIRMED state since early 2007 and the attached test case seems pretty straightforward: in FF3.5 you can't click on the Google link; in IE6 you can (I don't have a later version of IE to test with). Is this the intended behavior or is it a bug? Is Microsoft breaking standards or do they have it right in IE6? Either way, in view of the clear bug description and attached test case demonstrating the behavior, it seems like someone who has the power should mark this bug as NEW, INVALID, or WONTFIX.

Comment 3

[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 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x 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.