1442644 - [Accessibility tool] The updated items from "Properties" panel are not highlighted when selecting objects

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(DevTools :: Accessibility Tools, defect)

Description

[Carmen Fat [:cfat] - Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: highlight properties panel.gif

[Affected versions]:
- Nightly 60.0a1

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

[Prerequisites]:
- Have the latest try build 60.0a1 from (2018-03-01) installed.
- Accessibility tab is activated and enabled.

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Open the browser and navigate to a website (e.g. www.wikipedia.org)
2. Press "F12" and click on the "Accessibility" tab.
3. Expand some of the items from the "Role" and "Name" panel.
4. Click on one of the new expanded items.

[Expected result]:
- The updated items from the "Properties" panel are highlighted with an orange background.

[Actual result]:
- The updated items from the "Properties" panel are not highlighted at all.

[Notes]:
- Attached is a screen recording of the issue.

Comment 1

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

Yes, I changed the behavior to be more consistent with other devtools. We only highlight rows when values change for the same object. When we switch objects (e.g. select rows in the left-hand side tree), we do not flash rows.