1054932 - The about:newtab search bar should support the Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down shortcuts just like the top right search bar

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect)

Description

[Jonathan Protzenko [:protz]]

When opening a new tab (Ctrl-T), I usually focus the search bar with Ctrl-K. Starting a few days ago, instead of the top-right search bar being focused, I now have the "about:newtab", in-the-middle-of-the-page search bar being focused. This is fine, but the Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down keyboard shortcuts for cycling between search engines no longer work.

(Switching about:newtab to "blank" mode does _not_ provide a workaround, but results in a different bug, namely bug 1054931)

Thanks,

~ jonathan

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

(In reply to Jonathan Protzenko [:protz] from comment #0)
> When opening a new tab (Ctrl-T), I usually focus the search bar with Ctrl-K.
> Starting a few days ago, instead of the top-right search bar being focused,
> I now have the "about:newtab", in-the-middle-of-the-page search bar being
> focused.

This will be fixed by bug 1054776. This is still a valid enhancement request for about:home/about:newtab, though.

Comment 2

[Drew Willcoxon :adw]

Removing the regression keyword since the regression part of comment 0 is handled by bug 1054776.

Comment 3

[Jessilyn Davis]

Hello!

This bug has been closed due to inactivity and/or the potential for this bug to no longer be an issue with the new Discovery Stream-powered New Tab experience.

Please help us triage by reopening if this issue still persists and should be addressed.

Thanks!