Open Bug 944860 Opened 11 years ago Updated 3 years ago

Tab in UI incorrectly activated when mouse is pressed but not released

Categories

(Core :: XUL, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
XUL
Version:
25 Branch
Platform:
All
macOS
Type:
defect

Tracking

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People

(Reporter: nicolas.barbulesco, Unassigned)

Details

Firefox 25.0.1, Mac OS X Mavericks. I go in the Prefs → Advanced. The active tab is General. I press my mouse on the tab Network, but I move elsewhere and I release my mouse. * Expected behaviour : * I am still in the tab General. * Actual behaviour : * I am now in the tab Network. Compare with the System Prefs → Keyboard, for example. The standard behaviour is to show the tab title pushed on mouse pressed but not to activate it until the mouse is released *on it*. Thank you for correcting this little bug.
I think it depends on the UI element. On Windows, it's true for menu or context menu items in File, Edit etc but not necessarily for tabs in the UI (many softwares behave like that).
Component: Preferences → XUL
Product: Firefox → Core
Summary: Tab incorrectly activated → Tab in UI incorrectly activated when mouse is pressed but not released
Version: unspecified → 25 Branch
Yes, it looks like on Mac, normal tab dialogs should switch on mouseup not mousedown. That's easy to fix, but a bit trickier because tabbrowser tabs should trigger on mousedown.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Severity: minor → S4
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