Closed Bug 16518 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

[DOGFOOD] Pressing Space to activate button types space into text input

Categories

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

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

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: cpratt, Assigned: joki)

References

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URL
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Details

(Whiteboard: [PDT-]) 

Build ID: 1999101508
Platform: Windows NT, Windows 98

To reproduce:
- Launch apprunner
- Go to my.yahoo.com
- Click into the Yahoo! ID field
- Enter your Yahoo! ID
- Press Tab to move focus to the Yahoo! Password field
- Enter your Yahoo! password
- Press Tab twice to move focus to the Sign in button
- Press Space to activate the button
- Press Space a few more times

Result: Pressing Space appends spaces to your Yahoo! password.

Expected result: It should do the same thing as clicking on the Sign in button
Summary: Pressing Space to activate button types space into text input → [DOGFOOD] Pressing Space to activate button types space into text input
Marking DOGFOOD (for those of us who have trouble using mice, this is a real
problem) - but will understand if it gets marked PDT-.
Whiteboard: [PDT-]
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Well hot damn. This seems to have magically fixed itself in the 1999102008
builds. I've checked on both NT and 98 - janc, could you please verify on some
other OS? thanks!
I believe rods fixed this yesterday though it may have been through a
duplicate bug.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
worksformetoo
Component: Event Handling → User events and focus handling
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