Open Bug 1353294 Opened 7 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Password capture doorhanger loses focus on navigation while editing within it

Categories

(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect, P3)

defect

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(Reporter: dietrich, Unassigned)

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Details

Mac OS 55.0a1 (2017-04-03) (64-bit)

STR:

1. go to website with password form
2. enter username and password
3. firefox asks to save in the panel
4. focus username field in panel
5. web page form submission happens and new page loads

Expected: focus remains in browser chrome panel where i'm editing

Actual: panel remains open but focus is gone from panel - something in page was able to steal it from browser chrome.
Afaict this sounds a bit more dramatic than what's really happening. The popup notification indeed loses focus on navigation, which is annoying, but the focus remains on the Chrome window. Bug 1334496 might help here. I'll try that later.

Dietrich, do you have a POC where it is actually possible to move focus into the content window while the doorhanger is open? I hacked this demo together in a couple of minutes, there might be more ways to steal focus: http://output.jsbin.com/guhiyoduli
Flags: needinfo?(dietrich)
> Bug 1334496 might help here. 

That bug seems to be focused (ha!) on the reverse situation: Making the popup steal focus from content in certain situations.

> Dietrich, do you have a POC where it is actually possible to move focus into
> the content window while the doorhanger is open? I hacked this demo together
> in a couple of minutes, there might be more ways to steal focus:
> http://output.jsbin.com/guhiyoduli

No, I just noticed on Mozilla's business card service, which I hadn't logged into in years, so needed to update my password. Thanks for making that test case!
Flags: needinfo?(dietrich)
Alright, thanks for reporting!
Summary: web content can steal focus from password saving panel → Doorhanger loses focus on navigation
I am trying http://output.jsbin.com/guhiyoduli, and I see the input elements flicker at the 2 second mark, but the doorhanger keeps focus. I was expecting the doorhanger to lose keyboard focus.
Priority: -- → P3
Oops, I just re-read this bug and my own comment 4 made little sense to me.
I meant to say more clearly: I don't see the bug using the jsbin page from comment 1.
My statement 'I was expecting the doorhanger to lose keyboard focus' === I was expecting to see the bug and did not.
The flicker I mentioned is my visual cue that perhaps the dialog lost and regained focus, but is not a bug in itself.

Just an update that the bug still occurs on latest nightly.

Maybe worth noting:

It seems like I see this at times when I see the doorhanger pop up and there's a password but no username.

I go to enter a username, and while doing so, focus goes away as the page navigates.

Matt, is this something your team would be interested in? :)

Flags: needinfo?(MattN+bmo)

Yes, but the doorhanger isn't a focus at the moment.

Component: Site Identity and Permission Panels → Password Manager
Flags: needinfo?(MattN+bmo)
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
Summary: Doorhanger loses focus on navigation → Password capture doorhanger loses focus on navigation while editing within it
Severity: normal → S3
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