[tor-bugs] #17009 [Tor Browser]: Shift and Alt keys leak physical Keyboard layout

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#17009: Shift and Alt keys leak physical Keyboard layout
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein                      |          Owner:  tbb-
     Type:  defect                               |  team
 Priority:  Medium                               |         Status:
Component:  Tor Browser                          |  needs_revision
 Severity:  Normal                               |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting,                  |        Version:
  TorBrowserTeam201511R                          |     Resolution:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_revision
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 Okay, I played with it a bit on my Linux box. If I happen to have focus on
 the content page then my interaction with the menu via keyboard are broken
 in a weird way. First, hitting the `Alt`-key alone is not activating the
 menu bar anymore (which some users might see as a feature). That might be
 okay for an alpha at least, I think (although not being able to hide the
 menu bar anymore by just pressing the `Alt`-key a second time might be
 more problematic). Where it gets weird is if I want to switch to a
 different item on the menu bar. Let's say I have the dropdown for the Edit
 item open and want to switch with `Alt`+f to the File menu. This does not
 work. Rather, the find bar is popping up at the bottom of the window. Or
 let's say I have the File menu open and like to switch to the View menu.
 This does not work either. Rather, the print preview is popping up which
 is quite confusing. I think this part at least needs a revision.

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