Bug#599900: iceweasel: firefox shows multiple modal dialogs

[Mike Hommey]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:51:06AM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 3.5.13-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> Firefox displays mutiple dialods which are modal - prevent use of the
> application and other dialogs.
> 
> This results in screen littered with cookie and authentication dialogs
> when multiple pages are loaded at once. There is no indication which of
> these dialogs is actually usable, and as all the dialogs are modal
> displaying later dialog steals focus from earlier dialog and prevents
> using it even if it is refocused.
> 
> Cookie and authentication dialogs are often displayed mutiple times for
> the same domain/realm.
> 
> Any application should display at most one modal dialog and at most one
> dialog with the same query for the same data.

I think this is being addressed in the 4.0 betas you can find on
http://mozilla.debian.net/packages/

Mike