Closed Bug 1228823 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Alt-shortcuts namespace conflicts or don't work in the new html/javascript-based preferences menu

Categories

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Settings UI
Version:
42 Branch
Platform:
x86_64
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1194528

People

(Reporter: wiebe, Unassigned)

Details

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0
Build ID: 20151105173914

Steps to reproduce:

Go to 'edit' -> 'preferences'. The "B" is underlined as shortcut to use a bookmark for the default page. Doesn't work. Alt-b takes you to the 'Bookmarks' menu at the top, because that also has B as alt-shortcut.

Same preferences menu, go to "privacy" -> "Exceptions" (for cookies). Type an address and press alt-a for 'allow'. Doesn't work, it selects all text instead.

Perhaps Thunderbird too. 


Actual results:

alt-shortcuts don't work.

Alt-shortcut namespace conflict (with main window) now that preferences menu is not a separate window anymore.


Expected results:

Alt shortcuts work and don't collide with the main window shortcuts.
OS: Unspecified → Linux
Hardware: Unspecified → x86_64
At the moment, Alt+Shift+<shortcut letter> is required to trigger the action.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Component: Untriaged → Preferences
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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