25973 - linux: many keyboard shortcuts no longer work

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect, P1)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

tested with 2000-01-31-14 comm bits on linux. this is specific to keyboard
shortcuts, not the menu access keys/mnemonics.

1. open browser window.
2. click to gain focus (bug 9701).
3. hit any of the keyboard shortcuts: Alt+W, Alt+Q, Alt+O, Alt+L, Alt+N...

result: nothing happens. seems that keyboard shortcuts are now broken. i know
that for M14, Ctrl is gonna replace Alt, but i'm assuming that's yet to be
implemented (as that doesn't work either).

Comment 1

[don]

Why is this a blocker and why is this different from bug #22529?  Marking as a
dup (but feel free to argue :-) ...


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 22529 ***

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

i shoulda put Regression in the summary field when i filed this... anyhow,
that's the main reason why i'd prefer this as a separate bug from 22529 --since
this had been working recently. it's more global that the "shortcut here or
there" aspect of most of bug 22529 --all keyboard shortcuts on linux are
affected here.

so, i'm reopening... feel free to come over and lemme know other
counter-arguments. :-)

Comment 3

[don]

Chris, although many keyboard shortcuts no longer work, some still do function
just fine.  That's the real mystery here.  I suspect someone on the XPToolkit
team has hosed us.  Find out what's going on.

BTW, the keyboard shortcuts you mention ARE menu access mneumonics, i.e. menu
command keyboard equivalents, and they're supposed to use Control rather than
Alt now, although the menu items have incorrect text.

Comment 4

[don]

Doh!

Comment 5

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

putting on beta1/dogfood radar.

Comment 6

[Phil Peterson]

PDT+

Comment 7

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

reassigned qa contact to me.

Comment 8

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

actually changing the qa contact. really.

Comment 9

[leger]

Putting dogfood in the keyword field.

Comment 10

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

using today's 2000-02-09-08 comm bits, i noticed that shortcuts will work with
this particular recipe:

1. open a new window browser from menu: File > New Navigator Window.
2. bring the new window to focus (bug 9701).
3. try out a keyboard shortcut, eg, Alt+L (note that you still need to use Alt;
Ctrl doesn't work). try not to use a command that'll get rid of the window,
though.
4. repeat step 3, but with another shortcut, eg, Alt+O.

result: i can issue up to four commands (per new browser window) using
shortcuts, after which shortcuts no longer work. odd.

Comment 11

[Chris McAfee]

This looks like it is working for me.
Win32 = ctrl
Linux = alt

alt-L brings up location dialog (linux)
alt-n brings up new window (linux)

Comment 12

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

still a problem for me. using 2000-02-10-08 comm bits on linux. reopening.

Comment 13

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

y'know, i cannot repro this using today's opt comm bits, 2000021708. marking as
wfm... go figure.

akkana/mcafee, lemme know if you run into this...

Comment 14

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

still wfm w/2000021808, so verifying.