86017 - Mail compose addressing widget should move to next field on tab

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect, P2)

Description

[hangas]

When typing in an email address into the mail compose addressing area, the
autocomplete dropdown appears with a number of names.  Hitting tab moves to the
first line of the dropdown, instead I believe it should take the first email
address in the list as the entry and move to the next field (subject).  ccing
jglick for an expert opinion.

Comment 1

[hangas]

Marking 0.9.3 and adding ducarroz to cc

Comment 2

[jglick]

Seems appropriate since up/down arrows are already available for moving up/down 
the list.

Comment 3

[Ben Ruppel]

the problem here is that one has to remove his/her hands from the typing
position in order to hit the up/down arrow keys.  Can't "enter" take the entry
and move to the next field?

Comment 4

[hangas]

Enter (and Return) should take the first take the first matching email address 
and move to the next address line.  Tab on the other hand should move all the 
way to the subject line.

Comment 5

[Ben Ruppel]

I would like to note that it seems that this widget is the same or shares some
code with the autocomplete of the location bar in navigator, and that the
tabbing behavior is more useful in that context.  In other words, please make
sure you don't take tabbing out of the autocomplete for the location bar when
this bug is fixed.

Comment 6

[hangas]

Agreed, we don't want to change the behavior in the URL field.

Comment 7

[hangas]

adding nsBranch

Comment 8

[Joe Hewitt (gone)]

Attachment: patch to fix

Comment 9

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

r=sspitzer

Comment 10

[Blake Ross]

sr=blake

Comment 11

[Ninoschka Baca]

Trunk build 2001-07-11-04: WinMe, ok.
Trunk build 2001-07-11-09: Linux RH 6.2, ok.
Tab moves the cursor to the Subject, and Enter moves the cursor to the next 
address line.

Will check Mac next.

Comment 12

[[e-mail] (gone - use [e-mail] instead)]

This is okay on my Mac OS 9.1 build 2001-07-11-12 Netscape6-mac.sea.bin *trunk*

Comment 13

[Joe Hewitt (gone)]

fixed on trunk, not approved for branch

Comment 14

[Sheela Ravindran]

verified using trunk build:
2001081506 win98
2001082206 mac, linux