chrome.tabs api only works on the options page

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Define custom action using the chrome.tabs api.
2.Attempt to use that action.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Should perform the actions requested. In this example, it should close the tab 
and select the one to the right.

Instead:
Nothing visible happens, but the following shows in the console (for the 
example below):

Error in event handler for (unknown): TypeError: Cannot call method 'query' of 
undefined
    at eval (eval at <anonymous> (chrome-extension://lfkgmnnajiljnolcgolmmgnecgldgeld/lib/gestures.js:130:32), <anonymous>:3:13)
    at receiveMessage (chrome-extension://lfkgmnnajiljnolcgolmmgnecgldgeld/lib/gestures.js:130:39)
    at Function.target.(anonymous function) (extensions::SafeBuiltins:19:14)
    at Event.dispatchToListener (event_bindings:382:22)
    at Event.dispatch_ (event_bindings:367:27)
    at Event.dispatch (event_bindings:388:17)
    at dispatchOnMessage (messaging:293:22)

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Smooth Gestures 0.17.13
Chrome Version 30.0.1599.101
Linux Ubuntu 12.04 (kubuntu environment)

Please provide any additional information below.

Example action (should close tab and select the tab to the right):

chrome.tabs.query({lastFocusedWindow: true}, function(allTabs) {
    chrome.tabs.query({lastFocusedWindow: true, active: true}, function(activeTabArray) {
        var activeTab = activeTabArray[0]
        var newIndex = activeTab.index + 1
        if (newIndex == allTabs.length) {
            newIndex = 0
        }
        chrome.tabs.remove(activeTab.id)
        chrome.tabs.update(allTabs[newIndex].id, {selected: true});
    })
})

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Alex.S.H...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2013 at 6:28

yeonsh / smoothgestures-chromium

chrome.tabs api only works on the options page #643