31135 - Selection doesn't work in read-only text fields.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Selection, defect, P3)

Description

[christof.ameye]

If you want to copy and paste with the mouse (from the ftp proxy settings to the
http proxy settings for example), then you can't copy (selecting with the mouse
and the pasting remains the last copy that you paste before you wanted to copy
the information in the proxy settings (you know the standard copy and paste :
select with the left mouse button, and paste with the middle mouse button).

Comment 1

[neeti]

Changing component to Preferences

Comment 2

[neeti]

Reassign to Matt

Comment 3

[Dawn Endico]

in 4/22 build I can't even select anything in text fields.

Confirming bug.

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

->eli, for selection problems.

Comment 5

[Akkana Peck]

I see this too: there's something weird about those text fields under "Proxies",
so that some mouse and keyboard events aren't getting to them properly.  I can
type in these text fields, and I can click in them, but mouse drags for
selection don't work, and XBL bindings like backspace and arrow keys don't
work.  

I'm not sure yet what's going on there, or what's different about the proxies
text fields vs. other text fields in other prefs panes.

CC'ing Ben, who changed a bunch of prefs panes and might be able to elaborate on
what's unusual about the text fields in the proxies pane, and Tom, who changed
lots of event code over the weekend and might have a clue why the editor isn't
getting all the mouse or keyboard events.

Comment 6

[Akkana Peck]

Got the scoop.  Turns out these are read-only text fields.  There are two bugs
here:
1. Selection doesn't work in read-only text fields.
2. Typing (but not XBL bindings) DO work in read-only text fields.

I'm going to make this bug 1 and send it to Mike (who may already have a bug on
this).  Point 2 is covered by bug 36942 (currently assigned to Hyatt, which
seems wrong, but maybe there's some reason for that).

Comment 7

[Kathleen :Brade]

changing summary to reflect Akkana's comments above
set to m16 for now (may get pushed off depending on what else mjudge has on his 
plate for M16)

Comment 8

[mjudge]

look at nsFrame::HandlePress to follow path. someone probably set the style on 
disabled fields to refuse selection.

Comment 9

[dprice (gone)]

Style appears to be set correctly, nsSelection::GetDisplaySelection() is 
returning null because mDisplaySelection is not set.

Comment 10

[dprice (gone)]

Checked in a fix.

Comment 11

[Blake Ross]

*SPAM*: Changing the QA contact of all open/resolved Selection bugs from 
[e-mail] to [e-mail].  After the many great years of service 
Eli has given to Mozilla, it's time for him to move on; he has accepted a 
position at Eazel.  We'll be sad to see him go, and I'll do my best to fill his 
spot...

Comment 12

[Tracy Walker [:tracy]]

mass remove verifyme requests greater than 4 months old