Closed Bug 104922 Opened 23 years ago Closed 23 years ago

Ctrl+"numbers" shortcut key doesn't work when menus are displayed

Categories

(Core :: DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling
Platform:
x86
All
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED INVALID

People

(Reporter: amyy, Assigned: aaronlev)

Details

Build: 10-15 0.9.4 branch build

Steps:
1. Launch browser, go menu Tasks.
2. Windows and Linux:
   You will find there are a few shortcut keys Ctrl+1, 2, 3... under this menu,
which the underline letter is point to "N", "M", "I"...
   So, if you do Ctrl+N will bring up a browser window and Ctrl+M will bring up
a Mail window...etc.   
   However, if you do Ctrl+1, 2, 3... then will do nothing.
3. Macintosh, there is no underline letters appears under tasks menu, but you
get browser or mail window by doing command+1, 2,... 

So, looks like these Ctrl+"numbers" shortcut key are from macintosh
command+"numbers", but not the case for windows and linux Ctrl+"numbers"
shortcut key.
afaik mozilla.org is not maintaining a 0.9.4 branch. should this live in 
bugscape?

beyond that, i just tested 0.9.5 it works there. i can't imagine this was 
broken when 0.9.4 was released.
Whiteboard: BUGSCAPE-FODDER
<w2k 095 talkback>
->keyboard nav
Assignee: asa → aaronl
Component: Browser-General → Keyboard Navigation
QA Contact: doronr → sairuh
Where is your focus when you type Ctrl+number?

This works for me, as long as I'm not trying to do it while a menu is popped open.
I was on Tasks:
e.g. if I do Ctrl+A will bring up the Address book, but if I do Ctrl+5, then
there is nothing happens.
Ylong,

I don't believe the global accelerators listed in menus are even supposed to
work when the menu is open like that.

This is true for most programs. Go to Windows' Wordpad, pull down the edit menu,
and type Ctrl+O. The open dialog doesn't come up.

Try Ctrl+5 when you're not in the menu - when focused in the browser window.

Does it work then?
In that case, you are right.  I was cofused by the different than Mac.
-> Expected behavior -- need to be outside of menu
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
vrfy invalid
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
OS: other → All
Hardware: Other → PC
Summary: Ctrl+"numbers" shortcut key doesn't work on windows and linux under Tasks menu → Ctrl+"numbers" shortcut key doesn't work when menus are displayed
Whiteboard: BUGSCAPE-FODDER
Component: Keyboard: Navigation → User events and focus handling
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