Closed
Bug 628120
Opened 13 years ago
Closed 13 years ago
Flash videos that are loaded into background tabs now play automatically without focusing the tab
Categories
(Firefox :: General, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
INVALID
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blocking2.0 | --- | - |
People
(Reporter: u88484, Unassigned)
Details
Flash videos that are loaded into background tabs are now played automatically even if the tab hasn't been focused. This changed within the last two weeks. The videos used to not play at all until the tab was made active. STR 1) Go to Tools->Options->Tabs 2) Toggle pref "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" to false 3) Ctrl+click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoajdUEYBIE&feature=feedu 4) Video starts playing in the background tab
Comment 1•13 years ago
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Latest Chrome 10.0.642.2 dev version does the same, video starts playing when opened in background.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:2.0b10pre) Gecko/20110124 Firefox/4.0b10pre Confirmed. Unchecking "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" in preferences and opening the video with Ctrl+click in background tab, plays the video even before highlighting the background tab.
Comment 3•13 years ago
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This isn't us, nor is it new, really. If a Flash object is opened and set to automatically play, it automatically plays with or without focus.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
blocking2.0: ? → -
Closed: 13 years ago
Keywords: regression
Resolution: --- → INVALID
(In reply to comment #3) > This isn't us, nor is it new, really. If a Flash object is opened and set to > automatically play, it automatically plays with or without focus. Something changed recently on a whole lot of sites then or some patch messed with a pref but I don't ever remember there being a pref to control this.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: INVALID → ---
Comment 5•13 years ago
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Need more context then, because youtube videos and ted talks auto-playing in background tabs is so famous as to have become a running joke, in all browsers.
Updated•13 years ago
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Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 13 years ago → 13 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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