468470 - "hidden" variable within <embed> tag (with mp3 file) does not respond to true or false assignment. does not display proper plugin regardless of true/false setting. quicktime plugin expected

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[nick]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4

in <embed src="whatever.mp3" hidden="false" />

the mp3 will be hidden regardless of true/false setting of hidden.

havent tested it with any other type of embedded type. probly should have before i report a bug thats most likely already here, but what are you gonna do. 

IE 6 responds to hidden="false" in the expected way, showing the proper plugin when false and hiding when true.

the default and expected plugin was quicktime 7.5.5 (by way of quicktime alternative 2.70), but was tested with vlc and media player plugins

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.<embed src="whatever.mp3" hidden="false" />
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Actual Results:  
the proper player/plugin was not displayed.

Expected Results:  
corresponding plugin should have been displayed i.e. quicktime minitoolbar

using aquatint redone theme 3.0.1 but thats not likely to affect this.

easily fixed by excluding the hidden attribute from the embed tag but still a pain in the ass if you didin't know what was preventing the quicktime plugin from displaying.

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

You can not compare IE ActiveX plugins to the NPAPI Plugin that all other browsers are using.
Does it work with Safari,Opera or Chrome ?

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

do you still see this problem with newest version of firefox and quicktime?
(last bug comment was prior to 2010-08-29)

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.10 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.