Cannot type double quotes in My Filters editor using Option + F

[anohren]

Prerequisites

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• The issue is not present after disabling uBO in the browser.
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I tried to reproduce the issue when...

• uBO is the only extension.
• uBO uses default lists and settings.
• using a new, unmodified browser profile.

Description

Thank you for a fantastic project 👌 and saving my attention from unrelenting attack.

I cannot type double quotes in My Filters editor using my usual keyboard layout (Svorak A5) using Option + F. Cursor instead moves to next word. It's very difficult to use text editors that override typing.

A specific URL where the issue occurs.

moz-extension://44f09695-93ee-ad48-9694-d471cdae835c/dashboard.html#1p-filters.html

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Svorak A5 for macOS and switch to that layout
2. Go to My Filters settings pane
3. Try to type " using Option + F

Expected behavior

The character I type appears in the text editor

Actual behavior

Caret moves to next word ending

uBO version

1.60.0

Browser name and version

Firefox 115.16.1esr

Operating System and version

macOS 10.14.6 Mojave

[gwarser]

Does it work on this page: https://codemirror.net/5/ ?

[anohren]

@garry-ut99 Thanks for the reference.

I did visit the wiki page you link to, and I did visit the first link to https://codemirror.net/index.html. From there I couldn't find a user manual on their Documentation page, after which I did not follow any more links to CodeMirror's site.

I probably wouldn't have missed it if the first link to them wasn't there in the wiki 🙂

Edit: also, the second link just appears to link to contents that you have already published on the wiki page, hence the "no need to visit that link" reaction.

Anyway, it's still a problem, but what I can gather from the linked issue it can only be fixed by clients, by implementing e.g. a "disable keyboard shortcuts" button?

I'll leave it to you to decide whether it's worth it to support arbitrary (programming) keyboard layouts. I personally don't do a lot of typing in uBlock, but let's just say I avoid Google drive/docs 😅 They've built the office equivalent of a game without configurable controls.

[gorhill]

I did visit the first link to https://codemirror.net/index.html. From there I couldn't find a user manual

You were asked whether you have the same issue with the embedded editor at https://codemirror.net/5/. If so, then it means CodeMirror 5 does not support custom keyboard layouts.

[anohren]

That will have to wait until I'm at my computer I'm afraid.

[anohren]

Does it work on this page: https://codemirror.net/5/ ?

Typing double quotes seems to work fine there.

[gorhill]

In that case, I will let whoever can reproduce to investigate and suggest a fix.

[gwarser]

Layout can be installed on other systems https://svorak.ahall.se/download.php

Layout does not work for me on Manjaro, and on Windows 11 correctly inserts " with Alt - Alt+Y.

uBO 1.60.0, Firefox 132.0.1.

[gorhill]

Layout does not work for me on Manjaro

Linux Mint in a virtual machine, I enabled "Swedish (Dvorak A5)", which causes my Y key to become F, with Right Alt-Y for ", and it worked correctly on my side, I could enter double quotes. This will have to be investigated by someone else who can reproduce with a Mac OS.