The permission requesting popup looks to be bound to the context tab instead of the active tab, even if the requested permission is not related to a specific website. This causes a non-intuitive result when we request a permission from the tab context menu. # Steps to reproduce 1. Start Firefox. 2. Open multiple tabs in a window. 3. Go to `about:debugging`. 4. Load the attached `testcase.xpi` as a temporary extension. 5. Right-click on a background tab. 6. Choose "Request Permission". # Actual result * Nothing happens. The permission requesting popup does not appear. * When I close the context menu and activate the background tab, the permission requesting popup appears for the tab. # Expected result * The permission requesting popup appears immediately. # Environment * Nightly 85.0a1 (build id: 20201130215246) on Windows 10 Pro 20H2 * Firefox 83.0 (build id: 20201126174332) on ArchLinux # Compatibility note Google Chrome doesn't support `contexts:['tab']` type context menu, so this is quite Firefox specific issue.
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The permission requesting popup looks to be bound to the context tab instead of the active tab, even if the requested permission is not related to a specific website (e.g. `bookmarks`). This causes a non-intuitive result when we request a permission from the tab context menu. # Steps to reproduce 1. Start Firefox. 2. Open multiple tabs in a window. 3. Go to `about:debugging`. 4. Load the attached `testcase.xpi` as a temporary extension. 5. Right-click on a background tab. 6. Choose "Request Permission". # Actual result * Nothing happens. The permission requesting popup does not appear. * When I close the context menu and activate the background tab, the permission requesting popup appears for the tab. # Expected result * The permission requesting popup appears immediately. # Environment * Nightly 85.0a1 (build id: 20201130215246) on Windows 10 Pro 20H2 * Firefox 83.0 (build id: 20201126174332) on ArchLinux # Compatibility note Google Chrome doesn't support `contexts:['tab']` type context menu, so this is quite Firefox specific issue.