Comment 46 for bug 22199
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| Alexey Kotlyarov (koterpillar) wrote Re: [Bug 22199] Re: Firefox steals Alt-Tab whilst in URL completion drop-down | #46 |
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> I'm not convinced this is actually a real bug. This is how all menu's
> work (including GTK menus), and you will find that every drop-down menu
> on the system works in this way. Menu's always grab the keyboard and
> pointer so that they are able to know if you've navigated outside of the
> menu, and close the menu automatically when you do so.
Menus indeed work that way, but autocomplete list is not a menu. Unlike
a menu, it doesn't have focus and isn't explicitly called upon by user.
It should be unobtrusive. In fact, I've almost agreed with you after
testing some applications' menus, but...
1. Firefox's form entry autocomplete entries close on Alt-Tab. A second
press is needed to actually switch, but it's still better.
2. Epiphany's address bar autocomplete behaves the same.
While I would certainly prefer Alt-Tab work even in the menus, Firefox's
behavior is still inconsistent.
P.S. Chromium's autocomplete - both in the address bar and in forms - is
ideal, letting Alt-Tab through the first time.