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VisualEditor: When adding a new template, auto-open the "add parameter" section and put the cursor in the search dialog's input when we tab to it
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Description

Intention: Add a parameter to a template.

Expectation: That the cursor would automatically be present in the "Add parameter" text field (where it says "Parameter name"), so we could just start typing without having to reach for the mouse.

Steps to reproduce and results:

  1. Add or open any template.
  1. Start typing the name of a parameter.
  1. Discover that you are no longer able to just start typing the name, but must first reach for the mouse or trackpad, and then click to put the cursor inside the only possible place where you might be typing on that screen.

This was reported as a new and undesirable behavior with MediaWiki version 1.22wmf21, by a user who normally uses Firefox 24, Windows 8 and Vector skin and confirmed in Safari 6 on a Mac.


Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement

Details

Reference
bz55925

Event Timeline

bzimport raised the priority of this task from to High.Nov 22 2014, 2:18 AM
bzimport set Reference to bz55925.

Changing this bug slightly to fit the current situation with tab indexes.

Change 148233 had a related patch set uploaded by Alex Monk:
Auto-open "Add parameter" part of template dialog when tabbed to or opening with no required/suggested params

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/148233

Should be done now. WhatamIdoing, feel free to reopen this if you disagree

Change 148233 merged by jenkins-bot:
Auto-open "Add parameter" part of template dialog when tabbed to or opening with no required/suggested params

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/148233