RFR: 8293795: [Accessibility] [Win] [Narrator] Exceptions when deleting text with continous key press in TextArea and TextField

Kevin Rushforth kcr at openjdk.org
Mon Oct 3 13:47:30 UTC 2022


On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:15:06 GMT, Ambarish Rapte <arapte at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This is a follow up bug-fix to [JDK-8284281](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8284281)
> 
> Issue:
> When Narrator is running,
> Following scenarios with TextField or TextArea cause IllegalArgumentException  or NPE
> 
> 1. Move cursor to beginning of line, Press and hold DELETE key
> 2. Move cursor to beginning of line, Press and hold CTRL + DELETE key
> 3. Move cursor to end of line, Press and hold BACKSPACE key
> 4. Move cursor to end of line, Press and hold CTRL + BACKSPACE key
> 
> Fix:
> Two variable `start` and `end` in  `WinTextRangeProvider` should be validated against text length
> 1. Added a method `validateRange()`, and is called several from methods which access text based on `start` and `end` variables
> 2. Partially reverted fix of [JDK-8284281](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8284281) : 
>     - removed https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/blob/35675c8d27d54a26059b182614e18152794dbcec/modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/glass/ui/win/WinTextRangeProvider.java#L180
>     - and used `validateRange()` instead to be symmetrical.
> 
> Verification:
> To observe the issue.
> 
> 1. Run any program with TextField and/or TextArea
> 2. Launch Windows Narrator
> 3. Run the exception causing scenarios several times:
> 
> - Move cursor to beginning of line, Press and hold DELETE key
> - Move cursor to beginning of line, Press and hold CTRL + DELETE key
> - Move cursor to end of line, Press and hold BACKSPACE key
> - Move cursor to end of line, Press and hold CTRL + BACKSPACE key

@HimaBinduMeda can you be the second reviewer?

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/907


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