1766367 - After pressing Tab key, the menu of sorting logins disappears.

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: about:logins, defect, P3)

Description

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Attachment: Use _Tab_ key for _Sort by_.mp4

[Affected versions]:

• Firefox Nightly 101.0a1 (2022-04-23) (64-bit)
• Firefox Release 99.0.1 (64-bit)

[Affected Platforms]:

• macOS 10.15.7
• Windows 10 x64

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Launch Firefox, and access "about:logins".
2. Click on the "Name(A-Z)" in the upper left corner of the page, and then a menu about sorting logins appears.
3. Press Tab key.

[Expected result]:

• After Pressing Tab key, the blue box moves down to select an option in the menu.

[Actual result]:

• After Pressing Tab key, the menu disappears. However, I can press Up and Down keys to select an option.

Comment 1

[Sergey Galich [:serg]]

Thanks for filing this bug. The sorting options is actually a combobox (dropdown), while other menus are different controls. So it behaves as expected. At the same time I can see how these technical differences can be confusing to users.

Comment 2

[Dmitrij Feller]

Hi! I would like to be assigned to this bug. I am working on it already :)

Comment 3

[Dmitrij Feller]

I investigated the problem and as @sgalich said, it is actually expected behavior for this <select> html element. You cannot tab through the options unfortunately. I tried it on the current Chrome version (Version 100.0.4896.127) and current Safari (Version 15.4 (17613.1.17.1.13)). The only way would be to design a custom dropdown menu. I am not sure though if the benefit is worth the effort.