1438198 - Highlighting is inconsistent for the "states:" line when enabling the Accessibility feature

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(DevTools :: Accessibility Tools, defect)

Description

[Carmen Fat [:cfat] - Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: highlight states.gif

[Affected versions]:
- Nightly 60.0a1

[Affected Platforms]:
- All Windows
- All Linux
- All Mac

[Prerequisites]:
- Have the latest try build 60.0a1 from (2018-02-13) installed.
- Accessibility tab is enabled.

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Navigate to any website press the "F12" key and click the "Accessibility" tab
2. Click the "ON" button.
3. Click the "Enable Accessibility Features" button and observe the "states:"  attribute from the "Properties" panel.

[Expected result]:
- The "states:" line is highlighted.
OR
- The "states:" line is not highlighted.

[Actual result]:
- Sometimes the "states:" line is highlighted.

[Notes]:
- This issue is reproducible using both mouse click and "Tab" + "Enter" keys.
- This inconsistency was noticed on Amazon, Reddit, Twitter, and New Tab pages.
- Attached is a gif with the issue.

Comment 1

[Yura Zenevich [:yzen] (please use "needinfo")]

Will be fixed with next try, flashing will only now happen for simple fields (not expandable ones like states, actions, etc). Also it will only happen when there's actually a change in the value. No flashing will happen when different accessibles are selected.