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Bug 368437

Summary:	[KeyEvents] In Webkit, KeyEvents are not fired if listed in CANCEL_KEYS
Product:	[RT] RAP	Reporter:	Tim Buschtoens <tbuschto>
Component:	RWT	Assignee:	Project Inbox <rap-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	tbuschto
Version:	1.5
Target Milestone:	1.5 M5
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:

Description Tim Buschtoens

2012-01-12 06:11:39 EST

When adding a key-sequence to CANCEL_KEYS, chrome wont send key events for those anymore. The reason is that the key events are fired on keypress, and keypress is not fired if keydown was canceled. IE had the same issue, which was fixed by not calling preventDefault on keydown events in KeyEventSupport.js. For KeyEvents canceled elsewhere, see Bug 366788.

Comment 1 Tim Buschtoens

2012-01-12 06:29:22 EST

Fixed in HEAD.

Unlike IE, in chrome keypresses are also prevented if event.returnValue on keydown is set to false.