1699292 - accesskeys in about:preferences seem to get "stuck" sometimes

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1699284

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

Description

[Robin Steuber (she/her) [:bytesized]]

STR:

1. Determine the correct hotkey to use an accesskey on your platform using the docs. On my platform, Windows 10, the hotkey is Alt + Shift + <accesskey>.
2. Open about:preferences
3. Activate accesskey w.
4. Activate accesskey s.

Expected results:
The control using access key s ("Restore previous session") should be activated

Actual results:
The control using access key w remains activated instead.

Comment 1

[Edgar Chen [:edgar]]

It depends on how accesskey be handled on XUL Element, the "Restore previous session" doesn't be activated because there is another label that uses the same accesskey.

Comment 2

[Robin Steuber (she/her) [:bytesized]]

(In reply to Edgar Chen [:edgar] from comment #1)

It depends on how accesskey be handled on XUL Element, the "Restore previous session" doesn't be activated because there is another label that uses the same accesskey.

But for other duplicate accesskeys, we cycle through them. Is there a reason why that shouldn't happen in this case?

Comment 3

[Edgar Chen [:edgar]]

Okay, there are two things,

1. "Restore previous session" doesn't be activated because there is another label using the same accesskey.
2. If we can not activate the access key, we usually move the focus to the element, but the label is not focusable, so the focus doesn't cycle through it.

Comment 4

[Edgar Chen [:edgar]]

The STR in comment #0 should be fixed by bug 1699284, Kirk, could you try the latest Nightly?

Comment 5

[Robin Steuber (she/her) [:bytesized]]

I can no longer reproduce the bug. Thanks!

Comment 6

[Edgar Chen [:edgar]]

Thanks for verifying.