Have you tried the newest beta of Firefox 3 yet? I didn’t, but Sumocat noticed last week that the Tablet Input Panel, or TIP, is natively supported in the latest build. Don’t break out the pens just yet though because Rob is seeing some issues in the TIP functionality. Will this get fixed before the popular browser comes out of beta?There’s hope, according to jkOTR reader Alex who shot me a note. Alex points out Bug 409148 that he logged against the beta:
When typing in a URL using the floating tablet input panel in Windows Vista the autosuggest window that comes up after typing a few characters will appear over the TIP window, the result is the TIP window closes automatically assuming the user has moved the carrot out of the address bar input box and onto the suggestion box below, which takes no text input. This makes using firefox 3.0 impossible for tablet users who have no physical keyboard as typing in any url results in the autosuggest coming up, and the TIP support can not be turned off.
The bug has a priority of Major and is ready for research and fixing. Here’s where you come in! You can help escalate the bug, by going into the Bugzilla tracking system and voting for it. You’ll need to register for an account if you don’t have one and it looks like you initially get 1,000 votes to use. In some cases, you can apply as many or as few votes to a bug as you like, so think carefully about your voting. The higher the vote count, the more likely the bug will be researched and hopefully fixed!
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