1333250 - Disable Windows a11y+e10s in 53

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Disability Access APIs, defect)

Description

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1325690 +++

Let's disable a11y+e10s by default in Aurora 53. We'll focus on landing stability patches in 54 while uplifting all of them to 53, thus maintaining the possibility of shipping in 53.

Comment 1

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Attachment: Restore Windows a11y checks for e10s

Approval Request Comment
[Feature/Bug causing the regression]: Windows a11y on e10s
[User impact if declined]: Stability
[Is this code covered by automated tests?]: Yes
[Has the fix been verified in Nightly?]: No, direct landing to Aurora
[Needs manual test from QE? If yes, steps to reproduce]: No
[List of other uplifts needed for the feature/fix]: All patches in this bug
[Is the change risky?]: No
[Why is the change risky/not risky?]: Same change as bug 1325690
[String changes made/needed]: None

Comment 2

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Attachment: Modify ContentParent to only initialize a11y on Windows when e10s is force-enabled

Comment 3

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Attachment: Restore Windows check to "a11y disables e10s" prompt

Comment 4

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

(Bug number needs updating in those patches, sorry)

Comment 5

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

Comment on attachment 8830022 [details] [diff] [review]
Restore Windows a11y checks for e10s

Yes, we should uplift this to aurora. Thanks Aaron.

Comment 6

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

Comment on attachment 8830023 [details] [diff] [review]
Modify ContentParent to only initialize a11y on Windows when e10s is force-enabled

[Triage Comment]

Comment 7

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

Comment on attachment 8830024 [details] [diff] [review]
Restore Windows check to "a11y disables e10s" prompt

[Triage Comment]

Comment 8

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/908cf0649750
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/f4c7f603e466
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/f68956192aff