793694 - Holding backspace causes enormous repeats of content

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

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

Description

[Andreea Pod]

Build: Firefox 18.0a1, Firefox 15.0a2
Device: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
OS: Android 4.1.1

Steps to reproduce:
1. go to login.yahoo.com or http://www-archive.mozilla.org/quality/browser/front-end/testcases/wallet/login.html (http://goo.gl/vi7z6)
2. log in and remember the credentials 
3. log out and delete the existing  user name 
4. when the text auto-complete drop-down appears tap on the previous username 
5. tap and hold on the backspace button

Expected result:
- the text should be deleted

Actual result:
- text is copied and pasted repeatedly 

Notes:
- this is reproducible using SwiftKey 3 Trial
- bug 780543 may be related

Comment 2

[Andreea Pod]

I am not able to reproduce this issue anymore.

Build: Firefox 10.0a1 (2012.10.09)
Device: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Android: 4.1.1

Comment 3

[Andreea Pod]

Firefox 19.0a1, sorry.

Comment 4

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

This is still an issue despite bug 805162 landing.

Comment 5

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

I can reproduce this on the Galaxy Nexus by visiting https://etherpad.mozilla.org, creating a new pad and positioning the cursor anywhere in the default placeholder text and simply holding backspace.

Comment 6

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

Aaron, can you test again? Should be much better now after Bug 805766 landed.

Comment 7

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

This issue seems fixed but there are other issues. I'll mention them in channel.