I'm pretty sure that this isn't a problem with Firefox, but a problem
with Gnome instead, as multimedia key presses are also swallowed
whenever you have an open menu, no matter if it is inside an application
(File, Edit, View menus and so on), or the start menu or a right click
menu.
I can still reproduce this in Firefox 3.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = New
** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Where are the buttons for pause and such that dont work? (what app)
** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Incomplete
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Text boxes with active autocomplete drop down swallows multimedia keyboard
controls
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247571
You received this bug
If the ubttons are oint he keyboard that you are using than i dont see
how firefox is the problem, I'm thinking that since you have firefox up
in the foreground im guessing the keys dont work because the app is in
back ground that you are trying to control. this is not a bug but a
feature as i
Let me re-phrase that. I'm betting this happens in gedit as well as anyother
app you are typing in at the same time as controling the media keys.
when i say foreground i mean when your keyboard is in use the media keys cant
be. if you type in gedit with one hand (like hitting ggg one at a
The problem is specific to the address bar of Firefox. As I type this
into gedit I'm able to use the multimedia keys on m1330 to alter volume
or pause playback. I presume something in the kernel - libc - X - gtk
stack knows that the keycodes for the multimedia keys should be
redirected to
This still affects firefox-3.0 and also firefox-3.1.
1. Start a media player such as Banshee, and Firefox
2. Play a track.
3. Type a partial url into the address bar, so the autocomplete list appears.
4. Try any media control button, such as pause or volume up/down.
Expected: The track
Thank you for taking the time to file this bug report with us. Closing due to
age. If this is still a problem in 3.0.7 please reopen this bug.
Also please reopen with all new information on how to reproduce this bug by
giving us step by step instructions.
We also need what happens what is
