1881684 - Unable to navigate inside the PDF file using Caret Browsing after Highlighting text

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: PDF Viewer, defect)

Description

[Rares Doghi, Desktop QA]

Attachment: CARET.mp4

Found in

• Nightly 125.0a1 (2024-02-23)

Affected versions

• Nightly 125.0a1 (2024-02-23)
• Beta 124.0b2
• Release 123

Affected platforms

• All

Steps to reproduce

1. Open any PDF in Firefox.
2. Enable the Highlight tool.
3. Enable Caret Browsing with f7
4. Reach any text from the PDF file using the Up Down Arrows.
5. Use Shift + Right arrow in order to Highlight text.
6. Use Up Down Arrows in order to reach a different line of text.
7. Use the Escape key or Tab in order to reach any other text.
8. Use Shift + Right arrow in order to Highlight the text.

Expected result

• After Highlighting the text the user should be able to navigate using Left Right Up Down arrows.
• The user should be able to unselect the Highlighted text with Escape, and he should be able Highlight a different text.

Actual result

• After a text is highlighted the Caret cursor is locked at the beginning of the Highlighted text.
• Navigating to a different text and Highlighting with Shift and Right Arrow it will cause the Caret Cursor to jump at the beginning of the pdf.

Regression range
Not a Regression

Comment 1

[BMO Github Automation]

Attachment: [mozilla/pdf.js] [Editor] Add the possibility to move the caret with the keyboard once an highlight has been made (bug 1881684) (#17755)

Comment 2

[Rares Doghi, Desktop QA]

This issue is Verified as fixed in both Nightly and Beta because of Bug 1883010 which was uplifted in beta with Bug 1883050.