793504 - Firefox under Android : the external keyboard not mapped properly

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Keyboards and IME, defect)

Description

[f1jek01]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/15.0.1
Build ID: 20120905151427

Steps to reproduce:

Under Android, I use an external USB keyboard which is handled by "external keyboard pro", an application which allows to use a Fr keyboard (in my case).

This keyboard is well seen as AZERTY into a lot of application but not in FF, neither in the address bar nor in the input fields.


Actual results:

Even if it's a Fr-mapped keyboard, FF displays Q instead of A, W instead of Z and so on...


Expected results:

FF should behave like the other apps, including the android browser : follow the external keyboard mapping choosed.

Comment 1

[Kevin Brosnan [Ex-Mozilla]]

What device? There is a chance that this may be related to bug 712018.

Comment 2

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

This sounds like general bug 712018 or related Asus Transformer bug 669361.

Comment 3

[f1jek01]

The device is this one -> http://www.chipspain.com/en/electronics-452/tv-video-624/reproductores-porta-tiles-620/mini-pc-android-4-0-ics-media-player-negro-7961.html

(sorry, I don't know much more on it)

Comment 4

[f1jek01]

I agree that it's close to bug 712018 but in my case, both the URL bar and the texboxes keyboard mapping are not managed correctly.

Comment 5

[f1jek01]

(In reply to Chris Peterson (:cpeterson) from comment #2)
> This sounds like general bug 712018 or related Asus Transformer bug 669361.

Yes Chris. It seems to be the same problem.

Comment 6

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

f1jek01, what Android device and external keyboard are you using?

I just landed a fix for Asus Transformer bug 669361, so tonight's Nightly build might fix (or change) this bug.

Comment 7

[f1jek01]

The keyboard is a Trust Wireless.
The Android device is a Allwinner A10 Cortex A8 1,0 GHz in the shape of a USB key with a HDMI output.

Comment 8

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Hey j1jek01, can you verify if Nightly or Aurora has fixed the issue for you? (http://nightly.mozilla.org)

Comment 9

[f1jek01]

It's OK for the address/search bar (at the top of FF) but for example in the login page of LIVE.FR, the input text fields are still in QWERTY (instead of AZERTY).

Comment 10

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Jim, is this a dupe? What else needs to be done here to address this?

Comment 11

[(inactive) Jim Chen [:jchen] [:darchons]]

I don't think it's an exact dupe. I can take a look if it's still a problem.

f1jek01, can you still reproduce this bug using the latest Nightly? (http://nightly.mozilla.org)

Comment 12

[f1jek01]

Will try shortly.

Comment 13

[f1jek01]

Hi, I have a stupid question : how do I get and put on my device the very last build ?

Comment 14

[f1jek01]

'scuse it's OK, I have seen the link above... I try.

Comment 15

[f1jek01]

It's good for me.

The nightly build works correctly with the external Fr keyboard in the address bar AND in all the input fields, even the password ones. For me it's perfect.

Comment 16

[(inactive) Jim Chen [:jchen] [:darchons]]

(In reply to f1jek01 from comment #15)
> It's good for me.
> 
> The nightly build works correctly with the external Fr keyboard in the
> address bar AND in all the input fields, even the password ones. For me it's
> perfect.

Great! Thank you for all your help!

Comment 17

[f1jek01]

Thanks to all the developpers ! 
When will this version be available trought the normal setup from android market ?

Comment 18

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Firefox 20; a little ways off; you'll be able to use Aurora for Android (http://aurora.mozilla.org)_ in the next few weeks which will have the fix and be a little more stable.