533209 - The menulist control does not propagate key-events

Status: NEW

(Toolkit :: UI Widgets, defect)

Description

[Markus Adrario [:Taraman]]

When a menulist is open, shortcuts using the ctrl-key are not working.

steps to reproduce:
1. open Firefox.
2. open the search provider list by clicking on the small arrow on the left side of the search window.
3. press ctrl + g

actual result:
search provider Google is selected, as would be if only "g" is pressed.

expected result:
the search-text bar should open (ctrl + g = continue searching)

Comment 1

[Markus Adrario [:Taraman]]

Are there any opinions on this?

Comment 2

[Zhenshuo Fang (:fang) - Firefox UX Team]

The problem is not only about ctrl + g. When opened the search provider list, other shortcut doesn't work as well, such as ctrl + F.

Reproduce:
1. open search provider list
2. press Ctrl + F
3. there's a flash feedback on the menu bar but find bar doesn't appear

Expected result:
close search provider and brings out find bar

It should work just like other menu items does. For example, when you click bookmarks, and then hit Ctrl + F, it close the Bookmarks drop down menu and brings out the find bar. The search provider list should act the same way.

Comment 3

[Markus Adrario [:Taraman]]

Originally this bug was not about the search provider menulist, but about the menulist control itself (see dependent bug).
it seems, that the menulist does not propagate key-events.

The search-provider menulist was only an example, where you could test this behaviour.