553974 - Small blank "description" box appears under pointer when mouse is inactive for a fraction of a second.

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[txls_wolf]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 GTB5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 GTB5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Example: When the pointer is placed over the "Start" button in Windows, a small box appears that reads "Start" or "Click here to begin". In Firefox, whether the pointer is above a link, picture, etc., or in blank space, a small blank box appears and does not disappear until the mouse is moved or until I start typing.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Firefox
2. Place the mouse pointer anywhere inside the Firefox window, excluding the toolbars and the address bar
Actual Results:  
The small white box appears.

Expected Results:  
It should only appear when needed, such as above a link or picture, etc.

This bug only happens with Firefox. It doesn't matter what theme.

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Could very well be caused by an extension. Can you retest in safe-mode?
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

Comment 2

[txls_wolf]

This happens whether it's in safe mode, private browsing mode, or regular mode.

Comment 3

[Tanner M [:Tannn3r]]

Can you still reproduce this bug in Firefox 6?

Please update to Firefox 6 or later, update your plugins, and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated version of Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME.

http://getfirefox.com/