268295 - Mouse shortcuts to open link in new window doesn't work if sticky keys are turned on

Status: NEW

(Core :: DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling, defect)

Description

[Krishnakumar B]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10.1

The mouse shortcut to open links in a new window (Shift + LeftClick) doesn't
work when I have enabled the Accessibility feature (Use Sticky Keys) in Windows
XP. Though I haven't tested, the other mouse shortcuts which involve pressing
one of shift, control etc might also be broken. 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open "Accessibility Options" in Windows Control Panel. Select "Use Sticky
   keys." Select "Settings". Uncheck all the options except "Use shortcut". 
2. Open Firefox. Shift+Leftclick on a link. 
3. 

Actual Results:  
Link opens up in the same window.

Expected Results:  
Link should open up in a new window.

When "Use sticky keys" is turned off, the links opens correctly in a new window.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Isn't this by definition what sticky keys does? With sticky keys, are you not
able to press shift once, let it go, then click the link to open in a new window?

Comment 2

[Krishnakumar B]

Your suggestion, i.e., press Shift, Release Shift, Leftclick doesn't work. Not
that it matters, but what I am trying to acheive works in IE.

Comment 3

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

Confirmed with both Firefox and Seamonkey: with StickyKeys on, if you tab to a
link, press and release Shift, then press Enter, you get the Shift+Enter action,
but if you press and release Shift, then left-click, you get the unmodified
left-click action.

--> Browser on the assumption that it's something shared in the backend about
getting key status on mouse events.

Comment 4

[John Halton]

This also applies in Windows 2000 Professional.

Comment 5

[David Bolter [:davidb] (NeedInfo me for attention)]

Mass un-assigning bugs assigned to Aaron.

Comment 6

[Martin Zhou]

Attachment: same problem

Thanks from ilesaral1975.