** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #1363936 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1363936
** Also affects: chromium-browser via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1363936 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Project changed: chromium-browser => firefox -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of UBUNTU - AL - BR, which is subscribed to Chromium Browser. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1690254 Title: Ubuntu browser builds can't select text on NYTimes articles Status in Mozilla Firefox: Unknown Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Note: this bug *may* affect touch screen devices only. Just a hunch. Load an NYTimes article such as https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/science/trappist-earth-size- planets-orbits-music.html and attempt to select some text, either via click-and-drag or double/triple click. Using the official Mozilla Firefox 53.0.2 build, this works as expected. Using the Ubuntu Zesty Firefox 53.0+build6 build however, the user can't select any text. Instead, click-and-drag scrolls some links to other articles in from the sides, while double click resizes the article text (equivalent touchpad and touchscreen interactions have the same effect). Android-style tap-and-hold does nothing. Caret Browsing also doesn't work, as the arrow keys are overridden. Only <Ctrl>+<A> still works as expected. There doesn't seem to be an invisible layer above the text, since the mouse pointer changes between an arrow, finger, and I-beam cursor, and since clicking on links works. This inconsistency violates the Law of Least Astonishment. Affected browsers: * Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 64-bit touchscreen: Ubuntu Firefox 53.0+build6 with clean profile, Ubuntu Modifications add-on only * Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 64-bit touchscreen: Ubuntu Firefox 53.0+build6 with clean profile and no add-ons * Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 64-bit touchscreen: Ubuntu Chromium 58.0.3029.96 Not affected: * Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 64-bit touchscreen: Official Mozilla Firefox 53.0.2 with clean profile * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 32-bit: Ubuntu Firefox 53.0+build6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS * Windows XP 32-bit: Mozilla 52.0.2 Bugzilla reference: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1363936 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: firefox 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 Uname: Linux 4.11.0-041100-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 BuildID: 20170509205512 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri May 12 07:47:00 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-02 (159 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1) SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1690254/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~linux-traipu Post to : linux-traipu@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~linux-traipu More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
