Closed Bug 13036 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

[PP] Windows 98 - Right alt key activates menus

Categories

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

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling
Platform:
x86
Windows 98
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 9333

People

(Reporter: cpratt, Assigned: joki)

Details

(Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] Right alt key (=AltGr) should be a character modifier, not a synonyme for left alt) 

Build ID: 1999090208
Platform: Windows 98 with US-International keyboard layout

To reproduce:
- Launch apprunner
- Click in a text input control on a page with a form (for example)
- Press RightAlt-S

Result: The Search menu is dropped down. (This is what you would expect if you
pressed LeftAlt-S.)

Expected result: The 'ß' character should be generated and displayed.

Similarly, pressing the right Alt key alone changes the appearance of the File
menu to indicate that the accelerator keys has been activated. This should only
happen when using the left Alt key. Compare this with Communicator 4.x's
behavior, which is correct.
Tague, we don't do anything special with this.  Shouldn't the right alt cause
the character conversion before it gets sent down the pipe?
Whiteboard: [TESTCASE] Right alt key (=AltGr) should be a character modifier, not a synonyme for left alt
Verified the bug report as valid & definitive.

Moreover, the problem is there on Apprunner 1999092508 / WinNT4 SP5, too.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 9333 ***
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
There are also other bugs that deal with the AltGR key in apprunner/seamonkey;
see also bug 13016 and bug 6036.

Marking this one as verified duplicate.
Component: Event Handling → User events and focus handling
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