[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 25080] New: Elements with tabIndex set to "-1" not focused onMouseDown

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25080

           Summary: Elements with tabIndex set to "-1" not focused
                    onMouseDown
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Macintosh
               URL: http://public.yahoo.com/~kloots/focusability-test.html
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: kloots at yahoo-inc.com


While testing some code in Safari 3.2.1 last night, I noticed that if I set the
"tabIndex" attribute of an element to a value of "-1" it is correctly removed
from the tab flow, but is no longer focusable with the mouse.  This behavior
didn't seem right, so I created a simple test page
(http://public.yahoo.com/~kloots/focusability-test.html) and tested it in IE 6,
7 and 8, Firefox 3, and Opera 9.6.  In all of these browsers elements with a
"tabIndex" of "-1" are focused in response to onMouseDown.  So, it seems like
Webkit needs to fix this.  To verify I tested not only in Safari 3.2.1, but in
the latest nightly (Webkit Build 530.6).  To be clear, the expected behavior is
that elements with a  "tabIndex" attribute set to a value of "-1" are removed
from the tab flow (cannot be tabbed to via the tab key), but are still
focusable programmatically (via the focus method) and when the user mouses down
on the control.


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