1290785 - Some FF-DevTools opening keyboard shortcuts only work with DevTools already opened

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Rainer Bielefeld]

Steps how to reproduce with official English SeaMonkey 2.47a1  (NT 6.1; Win64; WOW64; rv:50.0)  Gecko/20100101 Firefox/50.0 Build 20160729184603  (Default Classic Theme)  on German WIN7 64bit:
1. Launch SeaMonkey with only 1 TAB for <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Keyboard_shortcuts#opening-closing-web-console-note> open
2. Open FF Nichtly 50.0a1 (2016-07-29) for the same page
3. Try all listed shortcuts one by one in both browsers, compare results.

My results:
Some Shortcuts only can be used within FF DevTools

Works                          :-)
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<Ctrl+Shift+I> Open Toolbox (with the most recent tool activated)
<F12>  Open Toolbox (with the most recent tool activated)
<Shift+F4> Open Scratchpad 
<Shift+F8> Open WebIDE
 	

Works only in DevTools         :-(
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<Ctrl+Shift+K> Open Web console
   Might conflict with Linus spellcheck (shortcuts_composer.xhtml, but I
   doubt) 
<Shift+F7> Open Style Editor 	
<Shift+F5> Open Profiler 		
<Ctrl+Shift+Q>  Open Network Monitor
<Ctrl+Shift+J> Open Browser Console
   From Browser brings up error console


Does not work                  :-(
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<Ctrl+Shift+M> Toggle Responsive Design View
 	

Does not work in FF, either
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<Ctrl+Shift+S> Open Debugger 
  Confilct with SeaMonkey-UI “Open Search Engine Page”
  (Conflict with XMARK-Add-On)
<Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I> Open Browser Toolbox
<Shift+F9> Storage Inspector
  Disabled by default, instruction how to enable is missing.


I don't understand
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<Ctrl+Shift+I> Toggle Inspector 
<Shift+F2> Toggle Developer Toolbar
  Does not Toggle, but bring up input line in statusbar area

a) Also see "Bug 1284288 - shortcuts.xhtml: adapt 'Error Console', 
   'DOM Inspector' and new 'FF DevTools' related contents"
b) Blocks "Bug 842942 -Integrate Firefox DevTools into SeaMonkey"
c) This one has impact on "Bug 1263925 - SeaMonkey Tools and 
   Development.xhtml: Add link to Help for new Firefox Devtools".
   If some differences between FF and SM are intended, we can't simply
   link to FF Help.

Comment 1

[rsx11m]

So, looking at 2.45, it's indeed confusing. In the Tools > Web Development Tools menu, there are duplicate listings for the old Error Console/DOM Inspector conflicting with DevTools shortcuts:

Ctrl+Shift+I is listed for DOM Inspector *and* Toggle Tools, executes Toggle Tools;
Ctrl+Shift+J is listed for Error Console *and* Browser Console, opens Error Console.

That's really confusing...