Recent answers to Playing HTML5 video with JavaScript does not hide overlay obscuring videohttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/9488572013-03-19T01:51:50-07:00^ Your solution works like a charm!
You made my day ron_sinclair. I tried various methods for days w2013-03-19T01:51:50-07:00devbasuhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-418594<p>^ Your solution works like a charm!
</p><p>You made my day ron_sinclair. I tried various methods for days without any results whatsoever and then gave up. The focus() thing is not clearly documented I suppose. Not for video at least.
</p><p>Thanks a bunch.
</p>This issue had me foxed with Firefox 19.0.2 for a while, but I found a solution by trail and error:
2013-03-18T22:45:38-07:00roy_sinclairhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-418560<p>This issue had me foxed with Firefox 19.0.2 for a while, but I found a solution by trail and error:
</p><p>document.getElementById('video').play();
document.getElementById('video').focus();
</p><p>The first line starts the player (obviously), the second removes the overlay&nbsp;:)
</p>I am facing the same problem. I am using Firefox 19.0.2.
Here is the test page:
If any of the vide2013-03-08T13:43:00-08:00devbasuhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-415501<p>I am facing the same problem. I am using Firefox 19.0.2.
</p><p>Here is the test page:
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If any of the videos is played from list, the overlay button does not disappear.
</p><p>What is the solution or hack?
</p>Over 60% of users are on Firefox 18. You can encourage your website visitors to update to a modern b2013-01-30T02:23:01-08:00user633449https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-403249<p>Over 60% of users are on Firefox 18. You can encourage your website visitors to update to a modern browser version to help avoid this.
</p>Yeah, upgrading to v. 18 fixed the problem. Now the question, any metrics on how many Firefox users 2013-01-30T02:20:44-08:00watchdogx29https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-403248<p>Yeah, upgrading to v. 18 fixed the problem. Now the question, any metrics on how many Firefox users are using v. 18 compared to older versions? Might have to leave my hack in place if too many....
</p><p>Thanks,
- DK
</p>Can you please update to Firefox 18.0.1 and see if the problem exists there in a new profile? (13 is2013-01-30T00:06:19-08:00user633449https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948857#answer-403225<p>Can you please update to Firefox 18.0.1 and see if the problem exists there in a new profile? (13 is no longer supported)
</p><p><a href="/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles" rel="nofollow">Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles</a>
</p><p>If it does still happen please give an example website with the issue and screenshots of what should be happening vs. what is happening
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