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Context menu issue on explorer tree while using keyboard

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#7,871 opened on May 25, 2020

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Description

Bug Description:

Context menu for explorer tree is shown for non-selected node while using context key. Working fine while using mouse click

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Run theia and open a folder
  2. Select any directory, use right click for context menu (Can use rename to check whether context is shown for expected node)
  3. Now repeat step-2 using keyboard context key, notice that context menu is show for wrong node (or) no nodes selected.

Additional Information

examples — Theia Browser Example

  • Operating System: Linux
  • Theia Version: Theia master

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how the context menu is triggered via keyboard in the explorer tree. Compare with mouse click handling. Look for differences in event handling and node selection logic.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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75