629774 - Feature Request: Let user enter start page URL

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Thomas Arend [:tarend]]

Attachment: Add input field for new start page (mockup)

Suggested by user Noel:

Idea: add an option to the Browser -> Settings -> Start Page dialog to allow typing a URL

Background: This would be closer to the desktop experience and save some extra steps for first time users who would otherwise have to close Prefs, go to the desired page, come back to prefs to set their start page.

Risks: what if user enters invalid URL? How to fit an input field without adding too much complexity to the screen? How to handle input of very long URLs

Comment 1

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Sounds like a great add-on idea. Not sure we want the extra UI

Comment 2

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

loading a page and setting to the current page works fine.