86861 - Tabbing between buttons in a dialog does not change the default behavior

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 63728

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

When tabbing between buttons on the message box, the focus changes to the other 
button, but the default appearance (black border around the button) does not 
change.

This is inconsistent with Windows and OS/2 at least.

Tabbing should cause the default appearance to move so that pressing enter 
presses the new button.

For instance, when the confirm first comes up, pressing tab and pressing enter 
should press the cancel button. It does not.

Comment 1

[doctor__j]

See comments inside bug 82502...

Comment 2

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

cmanske,

I have to humbly disaggree with your comment in bug 82502.

On Windows, tabbing or moving with the arrow keys between buttons changes the 
focus AND the default button. So Mozilla is behaving incorrectly here.

Try this. Right click on an object on Windows, select Delete to get a message 
box. Use the arrow keys or tab. Notice that the focus rectangle and the default 
rectangle move. (you can check any 4.x dialog to see this) How else do you 
change the default button?

Mozilla should do the same at least on Windows.

Comment 3

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 63728 ***

Comment 4

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Verified duplicate