Bug#622961: [iceweasel] Iceweasel hangs for minutes while file dialogue is about to emerge

[Mike Hommey]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:18:57AM +0200, RalfGesellensetter wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 4.0-1~bpo60+1
> Severity: important
> 
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> This issue exists for years, now, but even version 4
> didn't fix it. Sorry if I didn't find the corresponding
> bug report - but this is what I observe:
> 
> When I want to save a file from within iceweasel (say
> some pdf), the file dialogue is called to open. But
> until this dialogue gets responsive (although there are
> some contents showing up initially), neither the dialogue
> pane nor any other iceweasel window resonses in terms of
> redraw (see attached screenshot). The window manager
> still handles those windows' frames, but usually this is
> a moment I switch to any other task like writing mails or
> anything else, because I know that my browser will be
> dysfunctional for the next minutes to come!
> 
> Actually, I have some other browsers installed as replacement
> during such moments... But I still want to stick to iceweasel!
> 
> Maybe this is important to know: I am running KDE4.

Does it still happen with iceweasel 5.0 ? (Check mozilla.debian.net
for backports)

Mike