[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 1690254] Re: Ubuntu browser builds can't select text on NYTimes articles

[Paul]

** Also affects: chromium (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Ubuntu browser builds can't select text on NYTimes articles

Status in chromium 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)

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