Open Bug 652600 Opened 13 years ago Updated 2 years ago

It should not be possible to unfocus the chrome of a blank tab

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Type:
defect

Tracking

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People

(Reporter: limi, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Whiteboard: [Advo]) 

This is a follow-up bug from bug 615728.

To reproduce:
1. open a new tab
2. cause it to loose focus by clicking in the content area
3. start typing
4. keyboard input is ignored

Recommendations:
* if you start typing on a blank tab when it isn't focused, focus the URL field
* if the search field or URL field is focused, retain this focus when switching back from a different tab (also related: bug 536576, a subset of this problem)

It should never be possible to get a blank tab without focus — the easy way might be to just accept keyboard input and focus when it happens, or build logic to make sure it doesn't happen — I'll leave that decision up to you guys, they are equivalent as far as the UX goes.
No longer depends on: 615728
Summary: It should not be possible to unfocus a blank tab → It should not be possible to unfocus the chrome of a blank tab
Whiteboard: [Advo]
Severity: normal → S3
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