Closed Bug 876017 Opened 11 years ago Closed 6 years ago

When right-clicking in a text input box, the selection caret should move to that position immediately

Categories

(Core :: DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling
Platform:
x86_64
Windows 8.1
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: TimAbraldes, Unassigned)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [selection] [metro] p=5) 

STR:
  0) Put some text into the clipboard
  1) Type some text into a text input box
  2) Note where the caret is
  3) Right-click somewhere else in the text input box

At this point you'll notice that the caret has not updated its position; it is still where it was before you right-clicked. However, selecting "Paste" from the context menu will cause the text to be pasted at the location where you right-clicked.

  4) Select "Paste"
  5) Note that the clipboard text is pasted at the location you right-clicked, not the caret position

I think we should update the caret position as soon as we receive the right-click, so that a user seeing a context menu has an accurate idea of what position in the text box her/his selected action will affect.
Blocks: metrov1defect&change
Whiteboard: feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0
Priority: -- → P4
Priority: P4 → --
Whiteboard: feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0 → [selection] feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0
Looks like a platform bug since I see the same behavior on desktop.
Component: Input → Event Handling
Product: Firefox for Metro → Core
Version: unspecified → Trunk
Whiteboard: [selection] feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0 → feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0
No longer blocks: metrov2defect&change
Summary: Defect - When right-clicking in a text input box, the selection caret should move to that position immediately → When right-clicking in a text input box, the selection caret should move to that position immediately
Whiteboard: feature=defect c=context_menus u=metro_firefox_user p=0 → [defect] p=0
Whiteboard: [defect] p=0 → [selection] [defect] p=0
Blocks: 957244
Need to investigate where this is, may be in platform and may be desired for some reason.
Whiteboard: [selection] [defect] p=0 → [selection] [defect] p=5
OS: Windows 8 Metro → Windows 8.1
Whiteboard: [selection] [defect] p=5 → [selection] [defect][metro] p=5
Priority: -- → P3
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla30
Whiteboard: [selection] [defect][metro] p=5 → [selection] [metro] p=5 r=ff30
Target Milestone: mozilla30 → ---
Whiteboard: [selection] [metro] p=5 r=ff30 → [selection] [metro] p=5
We never shipped the metro support, closing!
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Component: Event Handling → User events and focus handling
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