320842 - Ctrl+Left/Right behavior changed in text fields

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 321128

(SeaMonkey :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[Eyal Rozenberg]

In text fields, Ctrl+Left/Right is used for full word selection. Now, some sites have java/js-based text entry fields, which intercept keystrokes and change content accordingly. In such cases recent sm trunk nightlies do not pass the Ctrl+Left/Right on, but rather switch to the next or previous tab. There should be a check of whether the keystroke is about to be intercepted by something on the page, and only if this is not the case should it be used for tab switching.

Comment 1

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

> ... some sites have java/js-based text entry fields ...
Please provide a URL to such a site so we can try to reproduce the problem.

Comment 2

[Eyal Rozenberg]

(In reply to comment #1)

http://newprofile.org/forum/post_message_form.asp?FID=1

Comment 3

[Eyal Rozenberg]

BTW, is there a pref for disabling the Ctrl+arrow behavior altogether? It's very disorienting in general for me.

Comment 4

[[e-mail]]

This is no good, it break caret browsing too.

Comment 5

[zug_treno]

Maybe related to Firefox bug 316280?

Comment 6

[Eyal Rozenberg]

WFM with recent nightlies, no what was that bug number whose patch did this...  eh, my memory fails me.

Please confirm WFM.

Comment 7

[Chris Thomas (CTho) [formerly [e-mail] [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 321128 ***