1796756 - Selections are not automatically unselected while navigating via Shift + Arrow in Searchfox

Status: NEW

(Core :: Layout, defect)

Description

[Emil Ghitta, QA [:emilghitta]]

Attachment: select.gif

Found in

• 108.0a1 (BuildId:20221020215126)

Affected versions

• 108.0a1 (BuildId:20221020215126)
• 107.0b3 (BuildId:20221020202724)
• 106.0.1 (BuildId:20221019185550)
• 102.4.0esr (BuildId:20221010114559)

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Windows 10 64it, macOS 11 & Ubuntu 22.

Steps to reproduce

1. Access the following page
2. Select/highlight a random text.
3. Press Shift + Arrow down a couple of times.
4. Press Shift + Arrow up until you navigate over the first selection made in step 2.

Expected result

• While traversing back up, the previously highlighted sections are unselected/unhighlighted automatically (as in Chrome or Microsoft Edge)

Actual result

• The previous selection remains highlighted. (See the attached screencast)

Regression range

• This is not a recent regression. Verified with a nightly build from 2017.