591315 - Keyboard shortcuts for message do not work after clicking on collapsed threaded message

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 581932

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, defect)

Description

[Robert Jacobson]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100802 Thunderbird/3.1.2

If you click on a collapsed thread, you see all the messages in the thread.  If you click one of the message, then try to reply with "Ctrl-R", nothing happens.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Collapse a thread in the Inbox
2.  Click one of the messages in the thread to open it.
3.  Type "Ctrl-R".
Actual Results:  
Nothing happens. 

Expected Results:  
A new reply compose window should open.

One has to click the message in the list pane before you can reply using a shortcut.

Comment 1

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

Anything in Tools->Error console when it happens ? Where does the message open ? in a new windows , in the message pane , in a tab ?

Does this happens in -safe-mode (http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode) ?

Comment 2

[Robert Jacobson]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Anything in Tools->Error console when it happens ? Where does the message open
> ? in a new windows , in the message pane , in a tab ?

There is nothing in the error console related to this.

The message opens in the message pane.

This problem occurs in safe-mode.

I did notice that after selecting one of the thread messages, it expands the thread, and puts a selection bar on the message being viewed.  However, that selection bar is gray, indicating some other object has "focus".  

One other note:  If you click in the message pane while viewing the message, the keyboard shortcut starts working.

Comment 3

[David :Bienvenu]

I believe this is a dup, and a focus issue - if you click in the message area, do keyboard shortcuts start working again.

Comment 4

[Robert Jacobson]

David:  Yes.  Repeating myself from Comment #2: "If you click in the message pane while viewing the message, the keyboard shortcut starts working."  can you link what you think is the dupe?

Comment 5

[David :Bienvenu]

bug 581932 for one, but there's a whole bunch of them, I believe.

Comment 6

[Robert Jacobson]

I would have to agree -- this bug is probably a dupe of that one (et. al.).  Marking as dupe, thanks for the attention!