1638794 - The "What's New" panel is wrongly dismissed if the "Notify about new features" option is checked/unchecked through keyboard navigation

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1632889

(Firefox :: Messaging System, defect)

Description

[Marius Coman [:mcoman], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: rec of the issue.gif

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 78.0a1 - Build ID: 20200517213618

[Affected Platforms]:

• Windows 10 x64
• Mac 10.15.4
• Ubuntu 18.04 x64

[Prerequisites]:

• Have a new Firefox profile with the "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.devtoolsEnabled" pref set to "true" in the "about:config" page.

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Navigate to the "about:newtab#devtools-wnpanel" page.
3. Click the "Open What's New Panel" button and press the "Tab" key for 7 times.
4. Press the "Enter" key and observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:

• The "Notify about new features" option is unchecked and the "What's New" panel remains displayed.

[Actual result]:

• The "Notify about new features" option is unchecked, however, the "What's New" panel is wrongly dismissed.

[Notes]:

• This issue is reproducible if the "Space" key is pressed after the option is focused.
• This issue is also reproducible if the "What's New" panel is opened from the hamburger menu.
• Attached a screen recording of the issue.