1911754 - Unable to Generate AI Alt Text Automatically if an Empty Description field was previously saved

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: PDF Viewer, defect)

Description

[Rares Doghi, Desktop QA]

Attachment: CouldntGenerateText.mp4

Found in

• Beta 130.0b1

Affected versions

• 131.0a1 (2024-08-05)
• Beta 130.0b1

Preconditions
pdfjs.enableAltText - true
pdfjs.enableUpdatedAddImage - true
browser.ml.enable - true`

Affected platforms

• all

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a PDF file in Firefox.
2. Wait for the AI model to download.
3. Add an image to the PDF file.
4. Delete the AI description and Save the Alt Text as Empty.
5. Reopen the ALT text Modal.
6. Toggle ON/OFF the Create Alt Text Automatically.

Expected result

• The AI should generate text without issues

Actual result

• The "Couldnt create Alt Text Automatically" Error is displayed.

Regression range
Not a regression.