VisualEditor: Alt + any key in a slug introduces a pawn in Firefox on Windows
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	Drongou
	Dec 18 2013, 11:24 PM

Description

With FireFox (compulsory) on Windows
insert a new line then enter : Alt A (or Alt + any key)

> a pawn is inserted

Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
Platform: PC
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61538

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Reference: bz58675

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to High.Nov 22 2014, 2:35 AM

• bzimport added projects: Browser-Support-Firefox, VisualEditor-ContentEditable.

• bzimport set Reference to bz58675.

Drongou created this task.Dec 18 2013, 11:24 PM

Looks like alt+a doesn't fire a KeyPress event in Chrome whereas it does in FF. As slugs are always pawned, and there is no inserted content from alt+a we have a problem.

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor.Nov 23 2014, 10:47 PM

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from To Triage to Freezer on the VisualEditor board.Nov 24 2014, 1:28 AM

Have re-tested; no issue any more.

Jdforrester-WMF added a project: VisualEditor 2014/15 Q3 blockers.Jan 23 2015, 11:32 PM

Jdforrester-WMF set Security to None.Feb 2 2015, 7:58 PM

Jdforrester-WMF edited a custom field.

Jdforrester-WMF moved this task from Nominated to Done on the VisualEditor 2014/15 Q3 blockers board.Feb 3 2015, 5:03 PM

• TrevorParscal edited a custom field.Feb 4 2015, 7:11 PM

VisualEditor: Alt + any key in a slug introduces a pawn in Firefox on WindowsClosed, ResolvedPublic8 Estimated Story PointsActions

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> a pawn is inserted

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VisualEditor: Alt + any key in a slug introduces a pawn in Firefox on Windows
Closed, ResolvedPublic8 Estimated Story Points
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