1952481 - Message header view toolbar buttons retain focus after being clicked.

Status: ASSIGNED

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, defect)

Description

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select the first message in a folder.
2. Delete the displayed message by clicking the Delete button in the message header view.
3. a. Press the Enter key.
   or
   b. Press the Space key twice.

Expected result:
After step 3a, the next displayed message is opened in a new tab.
After step 3b, the next displayed message is scrolled down.

Actual result:
After step 2, the Delete button remains focused without any visual indication.
After step 3a, the next displayed message is also deleted.
After step 3b, the Reply button is visibly selected and a message reply window opens.

Comment 1

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Attachment: Bug 1952481 - Prevent message header view toolbar buttons from keeping focus after being clicked. r=#thunderbird-reviewers

Comment 2

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Actually this still worked as intended after bug 702484 had landed, since XUL elements without the tabindex attribute specified don't take focus. However, bug 1816784 added exactly this attribute to make keyboard navigation possible, so this broke again.