Regression: FF4: back button history dropbox only opens if point is held still.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Mozilla Firefox |
Confirmed
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Unknown
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
Current implementation (Firefox 4.0beta7)
1. Move pointer to back button on navigation toolbar
2. Click and hold without moving
3. Move (still holding left-button)
4. Release over chosen item
Previous, historical behaviour (in line with other menu implemtations):
1. Move pointer to back button on navigation toolbar
2. Click and hold (regardless of movement)
3. Release over chosen item
The newer implementation slows the user down by preventing them anticipating the shortly-to-appear menu. The newer implementation is harder to accurately complete (especially on pen, or finger-based devices) where the pointer must not be allowed to move until the menu has appeared.
Ideally if the pointer click begins in the back button and then moves outside the bounds, the dropbox should appear immediately (the delay-timer should be short-circuited) since the only actions remaining are to select a menu item (release over dropdown) or cancel (release outside dropdown).
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Confirmed → Unknown |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Medium → Unknown |
I have confirmed this and I am upstreaming this to Mozilla. Please report any other issues you may find.