Closed Bug 1559383 Opened 5 years ago Closed 5 years ago

The arrow keys do not go through the available context menu option unless you press TAB first

Categories

(Firefox :: Messaging System, defect, P1)

Desktop
All
defect

Tracking

()

VERIFIED FIXED
Firefox 70
Iteration:
70.1 - Jul 8 - 21
Tracking Status
firefox67 --- unaffected
firefox67.0.1 --- unaffected
firefox68 --- unaffected
firefox69 --- verified
firefox70 --- verified

People

(Reporter: cmuresan, Assigned: emcminn)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Keywords: github-merged)

Attachments

(2 files)

[Affected versions]:

  • Firefox Nightly 69.0a1, Build ID 20190613215335

[Affected Platforms]:

  • All Windows
  • All Mac
  • All Linux

[Prerequisites]:

  • Have the browser.search.region pref set to US

[Steps to reproduce]:

  1. Start the browser with the profile from prerequisites and navigate to about:newtab.
  2. Focus a Top Site context menu button and press "Enter".
  3. Press the "Down" arrow and observe the behavior.

[Expected results]:

  • The first context menu option is highlighted.

[Actual results]:

  • The page is scrolled downwards.

[Notes]:

  • The issue is also reproducible on all card types.
  • Attached a screen recording of the issue.
Assignee: nobody → emcminn
Blocks: 1554739
Priority: -- → P1
Component: Activity Streams: Newtab → Messaging System
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Keywords: github-merged
Resolution: --- → FIXED

We'll resolve this fixed when it gets to mozilla-central

Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
Blocks: 1561811
Iteration: --- → 69.3 - Jun 10 - 23
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago5 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → Firefox 69

I have verified that this issue is no longer reproducible with the latest Firefox Nightly (69.0a1 Build ID - 20190630214222) installed, on Windows 10 x64, Arch Linux and Mac 10.14.5. Now you can scroll through the context menu using the arrow keys without pressing the "Tab" key first.

Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Regressions: 1562894
Status: VERIFIED → REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
Iteration: 69.3 - Jun 10 - 23 → 70.1 - Jul 8 - 21
Keywords: github-merged
Blocks: 1567243
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago5 years ago
Keywords: github-merged
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: Firefox 69 → Firefox 70

I have verified that this issue is no longer reproducible with the latest Firefox Nightly (70.0a1 Build ID - 20190721215935) installed, on Windows 10 x64, Arch Linux and Mac 10.14.5. Now you can navigate through the context menu using the arrow keys, without pressing the "Tab" key first.

Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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