Tables block - BUG: Arrow keys not working as expected...

[GlennMartin1]

Describe the bug

In the Tables block:

• DOWN arrow doesn't do anything (should move down a block)
• UP arrow doesn't move up (instead, it moves left, only every-other-time)
• LEFT arrow button only works in empty cells

Gutenberg 4.4

[designsimply]

I tested with Gutenberg master using Firefox 63.0.1 on macOS 10.13.6 and found slightly different behavior:

• Left or down key traverses table cells across rows and then to the previous row.
• Right or down arrow key traverses table cells across rows and then to the next row.
• Up and down arrow keys require two key presses for empty cells.

Video: 1m25s
^{Tested with WordPress 4.9.8 and Gutenberg 4.4 5a8c012de using Firefox 63.0.1 on macOS 10.13.6.}

Noting: would be nice to have additional testers make a note in the comments of their browser version if they try from another browser.

[GlennMartin1]

Testing in Windows with Chrome 70.0.3538.102

Revision to original post:

RIGHT:

• after mouse clicking in an empty cell, RIGHT does nothing.
• except, works normally IF there is content in the cells, or IF you first navigate LEFT then RIGHT

LEFT:

• works normally

DOWN:

• doesn't do anything in an empty cell
• except, if there's content in the cell, then DOWN moves RIGHT

UP:

• works normally in cells with content,
• except require two key presses for empty cells

[GlennMartin1]

This is clearly a bug (not enhancement) - and the BUG label should be applied.

[designsimply]

To try to help explain (this is my hunch), I bet it's considered an enhancement because it's not something that was explicitly added and then broke—I think it's that it wasn't expected to work at all before and so adding a way for it to work is an improvement not fixing something that exists that's broken. It really can be a fine line sometimes though!

[GlennMartin1]

As of Gutenberg 5.3, behavior is far better; this issue is no longer current.