105376 - Right click & hold doesn't show context menu

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 89308

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

Description

[Errol Smith]

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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (Win98; U)
BuildID:    2001101117

Pressing the right mouse button doesn't show the context menu until the button 
is released, so you can't use the context menu with release-to-select. (eg. 
right click, drag to "view page source" then release to activate).
This is inconsistent with the linux version or 4.x Netscapes (which 
right-click-hold does work), and also inconsistent with the menus where 
left-click-hold & drag works as expected.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Mozilla
2. Right click anywhere the main browser window but don't release the button


Actual Results:  Nothing happens

Expected Results:  The context menu should appear the instant the button is 
depressed

This does not affect the linux build of 0.9.5, only win32.
Changing themes made no difference.
btw the linux Mozilla seems to take a little time for the context menu to appear 
with right-click-hold. I don't know if this is intentional, but it should be 
appear as "instantly" as possible. (it is instant in 4.7x)

Comment 1

[gavin long]

I think this is deliberate.  It may be inconsistent with linux/4.x, but a quick
survey of other windows apps reveals that it IS consistent with the rest of windows.

Comment 2

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 89308 ***

Comment 3

[Errol Smith]

 It may be consistent with the rest of windows, but that doesn't mean it's the 
best thing to do. (this is Windows, remember? :)
 The main reason I think click-drag-release is a "good thing" (besides 
consistency with left-click menus) is that it reduces strain on your hand. 
It's one less depress-release, and when you use a mouse as much as me that 
actually makes a difference. Every little bit counts.
 btw, apologies for the dupe. Keywords searches aren't perfect :-/