88108 - nothing to see here...

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

spun off from bug 55792 and after conversing with kathy.

not a problem on win32 or mac, which use ctrl+left/right arrow and
opt+left/right arrow to jump a word at a time, respectively.

ctrl+left/right arrow don't seem to jump a word at a time on my linux box.
currently using 2001.06.27.04-branch comm bits. machine is running rh6.2 w/gnome
and the sawmill wm [fwiw].

to repro:
1. go to any of the following:
  * an editor window
  * a textarea or textfield in a web form [eg, a bugzilla report form]
  * a mail compose window
2. enter some text, eg, "this is a test la dee dah".
3. place cursor in the middle, end or even beginning of that line of text.
4. attempt to either
  * move the cursor forwards a word at a time using ctrl+right arrow, or,
  * move the cursor backwards a word at a time using ctrl+left arrow

result: cursor doesn't move.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

anyone else using linux see this?

could it be that my wm is somehow munching this keybinding?

Comment 2

[Akkana Peck]

It looks like it probably is your wm eating the key events.  I'm using kde and
ctrl-left and right both move by words when within text controls or an editor
window.

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

yep indeedy.

will fiddle with my wm settings now... :)

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

...move along...