267101 - Address Label menulist (To/CC/BCC) doesn't handle keys if closed

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

When shifting focus to the label field of an address, the menulist ought to be 
able to handle the keys while the menu is collapsed -- bug 64157 was implemented 
for this.  Mozilla MailNews handles this correctly, but TB requires the menu to 
be opened (e.g. with down-arrow or F4) before cycling.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Open a new message window
2) type Shift-Tab to move focus to label/menulist
     (focus may not be visible! see bug 266928)
3) type B

Actual results:
Label continues to display "To:"

Expected results:
Label should change to "BCC:"

Comment 1

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

This is working OK in trunk builds -- I see the correct behavior with
TB 1.0+0222, but not in TB 1.0.

Someone sent me mail stating that this behavior (a) occurs in all dropdown lists 
(b) is in Firefox 1.0 and (c) changed in the trunk builds from 02-Oct-04.  I 
don't know what fix that was, but it would be nice if it could be ported to 
aviary, if it hasn't already.

Comment 2

[Scott MacGregor]

marking fixed per mike's comments that this is working on the trunk now. 

Comment 3

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Scott, I had left this open so the fix (if locateable) could be ported to 
aviary.  Maybe that's not necessary; the bug is still in the 1.0.1-0225 build, 
but I haven't tested any of the current 1.1-nightlies.

I admit to being unclear exactly how the branch will be used going forward -- 
but if TB 1.1 is going to be released against aviary, this fix ought to be part 
of it.  I guess I'll reopen this once 1.1 goes into alpha, if the bug is still 
present.

Comment 4

[Scott MacGregor]

Mike, there are no future public releases planned based on the aviary 1.0
branch. That branch was used solely for the 1.0 release and we are now back on
the trunk. The only kind of bugs going into the 1.0.1 respin are security
issues. 1.1 is from the trunk. HOpe that helps.