linuxmint / linuxmint/xreader

Incorrect order tabbing through document

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Description

Distribution

Mint 21.3 and Debian LDME 6

Package version

4.0.2

Frequency

Always

Bug description

I have a document that is setup to use the tab key to move between fields in order (i.e. name, date, address, etc). In xreader it does not follow the order coded in the document. The order works properly in other readers such as my browser, thunderbird and qdpf view.
Registration Form(1).pdf

Steps to reproduce

Start with entering name and then tab key goes to address, then to state, to city, to zip to phone to home to cell to email and after 8 more tabs winds up in comments.

Expected behavior

Start with entering name and then tab key to date, tab key to address, tab key to city, to state, to zip, to phone to home to comments. Cell and the other five check boxes are not tab fields.

Additional information

Form works properly with Windows 10/11 default readers.
This is the latest version available in the software managers for mint 21.3 and LDME 6.

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Research direction

Start by opening the attached Registration Form(1).pdf in xreader on the reported distributions and reproduce the tab sequence from the issue. Compare the observed order with the expected order, including which fields should not be tab stops; done means the form follows that documented sequence.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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