378874 - Layout issue: Flash popup adverts obscure website content

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Misha Gale]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3

A number of sites have started to use flash advertisments which expand when you mouse over them - there is usually a small banner which becomes a large advert if you move the mouse over. An example is currenty at http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/ (refresh until you see the Technium advert). However, on my machine the main content of the web page is obscured by a big white box, even if I haven't activated the advert. I'm not a flash expert, but I think that part of the flash movie is supposed to be transparent initially, and FF isn't handling the transparency.

I'm probably not explaining it properly, so here are some screenshots:
http://public.mishagale.fastmail.fm/ffbug_screenshot1
http://public.mishagale.fastmail.fm/ffbug_screenshot2

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Visit http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/
2. Refresh until you get the Technium advert
Actual Results:  
Annoying white box obscuring website content

Expected Results:  
Unobtrusive banner advert

Comment 1

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Do you still see this problem using latest version of Firefox and Flash (10)?

If you do, please comment.
If you do not see the problem, please close the bug - don't use resolution=FIXED, change resolution to:
- INVALID if you believe the problem was flash player
- WORKSFORME if you believe the problem was in Firefox
- INCOMPLETE if it is impossible to test (url or testcase is gone)

Comment 2

[Misha Gale]

Seems to be working OK with Flash 10 and FF 3.0.5