1268410 - Change the default value of "layout.accessiblecaret.timeout_ms" to 0

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Selection, defect)

Description

[Ting-Yu Lin [:TYLin] (UTC-8)]

Hiding the caret in cursor mode after three seconds is a b2g spec. I'd like to make the caret persist by default in all platforms, which is a least surprise behavior. Firefox Android does this, too.

Comment 1

[Ting-Yu Lin [:TYLin] (UTC-8)]

Attachment: MozReview Request: Bug 1268410 - Change the default value of "layout.accessiblecaret.timeout_ms" to 0.

That is, the single caret in cursor mode will always persist on all
platforms as on Firefox Android.

Review commit: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/49445/diff/#index_header
See other reviews: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/49445/

Comment 2

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Comment on attachment 8746510 [details]
MozReview Request: Bug 1268410 - Change the default value of "layout.accessiblecaret.timeout_ms" to 0.

https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/49445/#review46291

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/414529119026

Comment 4

[Wes Kocher (:KWierso) (Not reading bugmail; email directly if needed)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/414529119026

Comment 5

[Kevin Brosnan [Ex-Mozilla]]

Hiding the cursor on Firefox for Android was a CPU usage/battery win. I don't think we want to revert this.

Comment 6

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Kevin, perhaps you're thinking of the blinking text input caret?
I don't see why the non-animated "layout.accessiblecaret" selection carets
should consume any CPU.

Comment 7

[Kevin Brosnan [Ex-Mozilla]]

I was. Sorry.