Mobile/IME Bugs

IME bugs in native UI

Native UI specific

ID	Pri	Summary	Note
bug 725170	--	crash java [@ java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: getChars (142793 ... 142794) ends beyond length 74889 at android.text.SpannableStringBuilder.checkRange(SpannableStringBuilder.java) ]	The same nature as bug 720092.
bug 721393	P2	Virtual keyboard enter key doesn't work correctly in designMode document	Fix is submitted.
bug 719121	P2	The delete key isn't working correctly on etherpad	Depends on bug 725919.
bug 725919	--	Visual cursor position is different from the actual one on Etherpad
bug 702995	P2	investigate focus issues with the tab host	The cause of the bug 697773, bug 701895, bug 704156, bug 705939.
bug 725298	P3	Text input into the URL bar does not display all characters typed
bug 720300	P3	Awesome bar shouldn't start search on Enter key pressed if there is composition string
bug 715207	P3	First character entered in any input field with Google Japanese Input is prevalidated
bug 712018	P3	French physical keyboard detected as ENGLISH in web forms with Asus Transformer
bug 713060	P3	Typing in URL bar on Droid Pro with hard keyboard always inserts at end	Specific to Android 2.2. There is an update to 2.3.3 available for the Droid Pro.
bug 711681	P3	Hitting the done button does not dismiss a JS prompt
bug 699465	P3	Tapping on the urlbar does not bring up keyboard; 2nd tap displays context menu (HTC G2)	Seems to be G2 specific. Cannot reproduce on Nexus One, HTC Sensation, Droid Pro, or Motorola Droid 3.
bug 698437	P3	Allow navigation with directional controller	The feature was removed some time ago, and might not really be needed according to the comments in the bug.
bug 697828	P3	Droid Pro invokes a keyword suggestions-box on every page regardless of focus	Unable to reproduce on Droid Pro
bug 717392	P4	Positioning cursor in URL is not easily doable due to selection UI
bug 712966	P4	Typing text is slow in this case with a lot of inputs
bug 709496	P4	on screen keyboard takes too long to dismiss
bug 708457	P4	No Next button in the software keyboard when entering data into http://www.sweepstakes.com/
bug 706336	P4	Cursor navigation and selection buttons in Swype don't work
bug 701895	P4	[IME] return key does not cause the urlbar to go to the website using simeji	Depends on bug 702995
bug 700407	P4	portrait mode turns up annoying "flashes" when typing into textfields	Need more info
bug 697838	P4	Flickering may occur after deleting uncommitted characters with nicoWnnG IME	This IME causes the view resize and redrawing, which sometimes happens with a visible flicker
bug 710837	P4	Find a way to set the value of an input element without calling .blur() first
bug 716152	P4	VKB does not appear on appearance of JS prompt dialog
bug 717120	--	No form text input has a carriage return instead of a next button in the default VKB
bug 705201	--	[meta] Forms are not splendid	Form input meta-bug depending on bug 704879, bug 706342, bug 697265
bug 723810	--	nsIWidget::OnIMETextChange() is not called for the document with designMode=on
bug 726716	--	Keyboard shortcuts don't work
bug 720333	P2	Only the last letter typed is displayed when HKB is used	Side-effect of bug 711648. Fixed.
bug 720092	P1	java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: getChars (0 ... 88168) ends beyond length 0	Unable to reproduce. Fixed by catching the exception.
bug 708774	P1	Make landscape keyboard be fullscreen	Fixed
bug 707350	P2	Hardware Keyboard return gives a space instead of a return when using Swiftkey X	Fixed by bug 705939.
bug 711496	--	Virtual keyboard does not appear with editable content in iframes	Regression of the bug 701947. Might be caused by the bug 704579. Fixed with bug 709663.
bug 711648	P4	Pre-commit underline is not shown for the composing text	Caused by the changes in bug 595008. Fixed.
bug 712972	P3	Can't type mzl.la into awesome bar	Specific to how Swype handles suggestions. Fixed.
bug 714950	P2	Unable to see characters typed in landscape fullscreen VKB	Fixed
bug 712118	P2	Form autocomplete is broken because we're not receiving compositionupdate events	Fixed
bug 595008	--	Make Android IME more efficient by reducing communication between Java and Gecko	Fixed
bug 706342	P3	Input hints are broken in form fields	Fixed by bug 595008.
bug 708626	P4	Pressing physical volume button dismisses keyboard, doesn't adjust ringer volume	Fixed
bug 708918	--	The typed characters are misplaced when using hardware keyboard with Swiftkey X	Fixed by bug 595008.
bug 705939	--	Enter key pressed in the Awesome Bar does not open an URL sometimes	Fixed
bug 697265	P3	Support clipboard operations in edit fields	Fixed
bug 694413	--	southwest.com form entry doesn't scroll into view	Fixed
bug 696319	P1	Scroll web content input into view	Fixed
bug 701706	P1	Virtual Keyboard is not dismissed if a tap is performed outside the focused input field	Fixed
bug 705457	--	Tab key should move focus to the next field in a form	Fixed
bug 705166	P1	Entering text in inputs fields has regressed in performance; lagged input	Caused by bug 703821. Fixed by bug 704575.
bug 704156	--	Unable to overwrite selection in awesome bar using HKB	Fixed
bug 697773	P1	Cannot type in AwesomeBar URL bar with hard keyboard	Fixed
bug 701947	P2	VKB does not appear when tapping into an iframe text box	Regression caused by the new pan/zoom layers architecture. Fixed.
bug 701701	P2	The cursor still remains visible in an unfocused input field	Rendering issues with panning layers were fixed.
bug 699792	--	ALT key not working correctly on Motorola DROID PRO	Fixed
bug 695460	P4	Context menus	Fixed
bug 697807	P4	Make it possible to change the input method in a text edit field	Fixed

Older bugs still happening in native UI

ID	Pri	Summary	Note
bug 632542	P2	SlideIT VKB does not type anything in a field after hitting the system back button	Fixed
bug 618921	P2	the chat capability of etherpad application doesn't work with fennec	Fixed
bug 603805	P3	Switching from portrait to landscape or vice versa will close the virtual keyboard	bug 698114 fixes this.
bug 640025	P4	Clear text function using ezKeyboard does not work	Fixed
bug 640028	P3	typing in the first character in simeji will cause the text to scroll to a position that is unreadable due to the text helper from simeji	bug 696319 fixes this.
bug 659202	--	Tablet VKB covers up panning of auto filled textboxes	bug 696319 fixes this.
bug 630576	P4	Fennec should send key events to content	Got some useful info from Masayuki. WIP patch attached.
bug 695626	--	keyup event is only fired with android hardware keyboard although keydown and keypress aren't fired	Low priority?
bug 632538	P5	For the VKB, Barcode Keyboard 's next button does not move the cursor to the next field	Seems like the IME problem. WONTFIX
bug 667619	P5	[VKB] Portrait to landscape rotation does not fullscreen the virtual keyboard on field tap	After bug 698114 the keyboard stays visible when orientation changes. This is low priority.

Require prerequisites

ID	Pri	Summary	Missing Prerequisites
bug 605358	P1	VKB opened in fullscreen landscape mode for Find In Page does not hide on pressing Search	Requires Find In Page feature
bug 635131	P4	Preview of closed tab not updated when undoing a closed tab w/ keyboard	No tabs preview yet

Other

E10s/XUL specific

ID	Pri	Summary
bug 611730	P2	urlbar context menu and landscape keyboard both appear on long tap
bug 624333	P2	form helper doesn't allow input while keyboard is showing	Works with native UI
bug 606019	P3	Form Helper will move around after typing in a textbox using Simeji in landscape and panning	Works differently with native UI
bug 639958	P4	After committing text by clicking on the awesome bar, context menu will appear behind the soft keyboard if in landscape using Simeji
bug 621438	P4	Virtual keyboard for ContentEditable areas shouldn't try to provide autocompletion
bug 691237	--	Text entry gets mangled in Swype 3.9.86.27849 on Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Aurora 9.0a2
bug 691163	--	Swype 3.25.91.31127 inserts a space after every letter typed
bug 688423	--	Virtual Keyboard is automatically dismissed from awesomescreen when opening a new tab
bug 669995	P3	Virtual keyboard does not automatically appear on etherpad	Works with native UI
bug 670694	--	virtual keyboard is not displayed when editing input boxes	Works with native UI

Need more investigation

ID	Pri	Summary	Note
bug 686360	--	JSLinux ran within a canvas does not accept keyboard input from virtual keyboard	bug 630576?
bug 676238	P2	Local about pages are not always properly painted when virtual keyboard is closed	Assigned to mbrubeck
bug 615166	P3	Search button in landscape mode has the wrong caption	Works as stock browser
bug 605342	P4	[RTL] after typing in arabic characters, the arabic characters are not right justified on the awesome page	WIP patch ready?
bug 683767	--	Text input incompatibility with flext9	Very likely e10s issue
bug 624290	P1	back key isn't working intermittently with hard keyboard in text input on samsung epic	Cannot reproduce. Confirmed by nhirata
bug 600566	P2	switch from physical to virtual keyboard in middle of text box entry doesn't bring up virtual keyboard	The problem as described is not reproducible. Agreed with Madhava on the behavior.
bug 688736	--	Sometimes Virtual Keyboard is displayed while Hardware Keyboard is already used	HKB - Device specific?
bug 671273	--	Alt & Alt lock keys don't work correctly for maps.google.com text fields	Fixed by bug 699792
bug 685537	--	[HKb] Fn key + key is not working properly on Desire Z's Android keyboard	bug 699792 improved the situation, but not completely fixed.
bug 640023	P3	Kaeda IME does not seem to type in Japanese with the keyboard out.	Cannot reproduce. Confirmed by nhirata
bug 688717	--	No keyboard is shown when trying to enter text with suggestions	bug 669995?
bug 686789	--	keyboard doesn't open up in yammer.com or facebook.com	bug 669995?
bug 635289	P4	menu click on link should open in a new tab	HKB - New feature
bug 686332	--	Text entry does not accept system-wide android editing keystrokes	HKB - New feature
bug 645811	P4	Show hkb editing symbols for shift and alt mode	HKB - New feature
bug 628748	P4	SCR: Please allow the options button on the android to change the IME	New feature