1347434 - Browser: No caret when return to particular (search string) text input line on web page

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Rainer Bielefeld]

Steps how to reproduce with unzipped installer of  official  en-US SeaMonkey 2.52a1 (NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0 Build 20170311002651  (Default Classic Theme) on German WIN7 64bit

1. From Browser (if you want: newly created user profile) visit
   <https://hit.sbt.siemens.com/RWD/app.aspx?RC=DE&lang=de>
2. At “Produksuche” input line type “xyz” <enter>
   » “No results” message
3. Click somewhere into empty white page contents area
4. Click into input line (where still “xyz” contents does exist)
   expected: flashing caret, ability to mark “xyz” contents with 
   mouse pointer, double click or <ctrl+a>
   Bug: nothing is as expected

a) works fine in Chrome portable Version 55.0.2883.87

Comment 1

[Rainer Bielefeld]

b1) Already REPRODUCIBLE with  en-US SeaMonkey 2.40 final Mozilla/5.0 
    (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:43.0) from official download page, Gecko/20100101
    Firefox/ 43.0  Build 20160120202951, (Default Classic Theme) 
    on German WIN7 64bit 
b2) Already REPRODUCIBLE with SeaMonkey 2.8   Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64;
    rv:11.0) Gecko/20120604 Firefox/11.0 SeaMonkey/2.8
c) no obvious DUP found with <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=DUPs1347434&sharer_id=41036>

Comment 2

[Rainer Bielefeld]

d) Works fine with FF Nightly 54.0a1 (2017-02-26) (32-bit)

Comment 3

[therube]

I think its just a bug with the website.
(Or a bug in Mozilla in general.)

1. load https://hit.sbt.siemens.com/RWD/app.aspx?RC=DE&lang=de&MODULE=Product&ACTION=ShowGroup
> note that focus is in the search box, blinking line (carat) is present
2. jump to a different window, tab, application, alternatively click outside the search box
3. jump back
> note that carat is gone, no indication that you are in the Producktsuche search box

I see the same in FF 52.
 
 
An ancient version of Chrome (38) looks to behave as expected.

It does not appear to be a useragent issue.

Comment 4

[Rainer Bielefeld]

e) Pale Moon Version: 27.2.1 (32-bit) is also affected.