498249 - cannot select video element with mouse

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Yet Ding]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.1b99) Gecko/20090605 Firefox/3.5b99
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.1b99) Gecko/20090605 Firefox/3.5b99

When I try to select a video element by expanding the selection into or past it with the mouse, it doesn't work. With the keyboard (in caret browsing mode) it works.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.click and hold on text before a <video> element
2.drag into or past the <video> element
3.release mouse button
Actual Results:  
The first few characters appear selected, but as soon as I move the pointer over the <video> the selection isn't expanded anymore. The apparent selection (those first characters that are highlighted) doesn't act as a selection, it seems to be a rendering artifact - I can't "view source" on it etc., and I can create a new selection elsewhere on the page without that artifact disappearing.

Expected Results:  
Page content including the <video> appears selected and acts as a selection.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.12 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 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.