2016662 - “Paste” option is enabled in output field context menu although field is read-only

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1511798

(Firefox :: Translations, defect)

Description

[Giorgia Nichita, Release Desktop QA]

Attachment: Paste option.PNG

Found in

• latest Nightly 149.0a1

Affected versions

• latest Nightly 149.0a1

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Win 11, macOS 26, Ubuntu 24.04

Steps to reproduce

1. Navigate to about:translations.
2. Enter text in the input field to generate a translation.
3. Right-click inside the output field to open the context menu.

Expected result

• The “Paste” option should be disabled (greyed out) in the context menu, Since the output field is read-only and does not allow editing.

Actual result

• The “Paste” option is enabled in the context menu, even though pasting into the output field is not possible.

Regression range

• Not a regression.

Additional notes

• The output field behaves as read-only. Enabling “Paste” may be misleading and inconsistent with expected read-only field behavior.
• Screenshot attached

Comment 1

[Erik Nordin [:nordzilla]]

This is interesting. I think this is a Firefox-wide bug regarding read-only textareas.

I am able to reproduce, for example, on https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_textarea_readonly.asp.

I checked in mozregression as far back as 2024-06-01 and this behavior was present even then.

Comment 2

[Erik Nordin [:nordzilla]]

I found a core bug on file for this.

Marking as a duplicate of Bug 1511798.