Bug 1426058 Comment 6 Edit History

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Original comment by
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Per Drew's observation in the last paragraph of [comment 4](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426058#c4), when I explicitly assign `AboutNewTab.newTabURL`, sometimes the URL text appears in the address bar and other times the URL text is NOT plugged into the address bar (and the address bar just shows its usual placeholder text).

Here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text IS plugged into the address bar (though the text is not selected):
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://nytimes.com"` - cursor at end of URL text
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://yale.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://harvard.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://youtube.com"` - cursor at beginning OR end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://amazon.com"` - cursor at end OR beginning


And here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text NOT plugged into the address bar at all:
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://web.mit.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.ucla.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.lego.com/en-us"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://connect.mozilla.org/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://theuselessweb.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://binarypiano.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "http://corndog.io/"`


Though I'm not yet sure what distinguishes one group from the other,  I've tested these a few times over several days, and whichever group a website falls into, it has consistently fallen into that group, no switching between groups.
Revision 1 by
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Per Drew's observation in the last paragraph of [comment 4](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426058#c4), when I explicitly assign `AboutNewTab.newTabURL`, sometimes the URL text appears in the address bar and other times the URL text is NOT plugged into the address bar (and the address bar just shows its usual placeholder text).

Here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text IS plugged into the address bar (though the text is not selected):
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://nytimes.com"` - cursor at end of URL text
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://yale.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://harvard.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://youtube.com"` - cursor at beginning OR end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://amazon.com"` - cursor at end OR beginning


And here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text NOT plugged into the address bar at all:
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://web.mit.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.ucla.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.lego.com/en-us"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://connect.mozilla.org/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://theuselessweb.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://binarypiano.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "http://corndog.io/"`
Note that for this second group, even when the page is refreshed, the URL text is still not plugged into the address bar, and the address bar still displays its usual placeholder text.


Though I'm not yet sure what distinguishes one group from the other,  I've tested these a few times over several days, and whichever group a website falls into, it has consistently fallen into that group, no switching between groups.
Revision 2 by
on 
Per Drew's observation in the last paragraph of [comment 4](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426058#c4), when I explicitly assign `AboutNewTab.newTabURL`, sometimes the URL text appears in the address bar and other times the URL text is NOT plugged into the address bar (and the address bar just shows its usual placeholder text).

**Here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text IS plugged into the address bar (though the text is not selected):**
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://nytimes.com"` - cursor at end of URL text
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://yale.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://harvard.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://youtube.com"` - cursor at beginning OR end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://amazon.com"` - cursor at end OR beginning


**And here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text NOT plugged into the address bar at all:**
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://web.mit.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.ucla.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.lego.com/en-us"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://connect.mozilla.org/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://theuselessweb.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://binarypiano.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "http://corndog.io/"`
Note that for this second group, even when the page is refreshed, the URL text is still not plugged into the address bar, and the address bar still displays its usual placeholder text.


Though I'm not yet sure what distinguishes one group from the other,  I've tested these a few times over several days, and whichever group a website falls into, it has consistently fallen into that group, no switching between groups.
Revision 3 by
on 
Per Drew's observation in the last paragraph of [comment 4](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426058#c4), when I explicitly assign `AboutNewTab.newTabURL`, sometimes the URL text appears in the address bar and other times the URL text is NOT plugged into the address bar (and the address bar just shows its usual placeholder text).

**Here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text IS plugged into the address bar (though the text is not selected):**
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://nytimes.com"` - cursor at end of URL text
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://yale.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://harvard.edu"` - cursor at end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://youtube.com"` - cursor at beginning OR end
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://amazon.com"` - cursor at end OR beginning


**And here is a sampling of new tab URLs where the URL text is NOT plugged into the address bar at all:**
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://web.mit.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.ucla.edu/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.lego.com/en-us"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://connect.mozilla.org/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://theuselessweb.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "https://binarypiano.com/"`
    `AboutNewTab.newTabURL = "http://corndog.io/"`
Note that for this second group, even when the page is refreshed, the URL text is still not plugged into the address bar, and the address bar still displays its usual placeholder text.


Though I'm not yet sure what distinguishes one group from the other,  I've tested these a few times over several days, and whichever group a website falls into, it has consistently fallen into that group, no switching between groups.

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