25645 - location bar & form fields: CTRL-U doesnt work as it used to

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[msuencks]

in Netscape 3.x ,4.x CTRL-U deleted the content of the
field, now it only deletes content left of the cursor
which is rather useless IMHO.

but maybe this is GTK's fault

Comment 1

[Dan Erikson]

looks similar to bug 16015, except asking for different functionality than
what was implemented.

Comment 2

[leger]

Moving all UE/UI bugs to new component: User Interface: Design Feedback
UE/UI component will be deleted.

Comment 3

[Kathleen :Brade]

reassign to myself; cc akkana
Akkana--I have quite a few keybinding bugs.  If you want this particular one (or
if it's already fixed), please let me know!

Comment 4

[Akkana Peck]

This is my fault -- I implemented it that way because I thought it was what it
was supposed to do.  You're right, it deletes the whole line in 4.x and in tcsh.

Kathy: we'll have to fix this in the editor controller's implementation, not in
the keybindings themselves.  I'll take the bug since it's my fault, but if you
have time and want to fix it, feel free to take it back.

Comment 5

[Akkana Peck]

Marking M14, but since it's not marked beta1 it'll probably get bumped to M15.

Comment 6

[Akkana Peck]

Another thing that doesn't work right: ^K when on a blank line should delete the
line.

Comment 7

[Sean Richardson]

Based on comments in bug 16015, adding 4xp and pp keywords - this is Unix/Linux
only - so that it is clear.

Comment 8

[Akkana Peck]

Moving non-beta1 issue to M15.  I wish I was allowed to check in a fix sooner,
though!  (I really miss the correct ^K behavior.)

Comment 9

[Akkana Peck]

I have an easy fix for both ^U and ^K.  Unfortunately I can't check it in until
M15, so I'm attaching a patch here lest I lose it between now and when the tree
opens.  (Anybody want to argue for beta1 status?)

Comment 10

[Akkana Peck]

Attachment: Patch to fix the problem

Comment 11

[Akkana Peck]

I've checked in a fix for ^U, and also made ^K behave more like users expect (if
positioned on a blank line, it will remove the line).

Comment 12

[Sean Richardson]

*** Bug 31498 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 13

[Eli Goldberg]

Verified fixed on 3.29.00 Linux build; specifically, placing the caret in a text
field (whether URL or form) and pressing Control-U results in all text (whether
to the left or right of the caret) cleared.

Moreover, on Windows and Mac OS, placing the caret into a text field and
pressing Control-U has no effect whatsoever.