1448083 - NTP: Tab loading indicator appears when you select "Show Blank Page" in the Preferences

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect, P3)

Description

[Mehmet]

Attachment: Blank_NTP_Loading_Indicator.mov

61.0a1 (2018-03-22) (64-Bit)
macOS 10.12.6

1.) Open Preferences, home
2.) Select "Show Blank Page" in both cases for 
3.) Close all windows
4.) CMD-T to open a new Tab in a new window
5.) Press again CMD-T to open a second new Tab

Actual: Both tabs are showing the blue loading indicator in the tab

Expected: To show no loading indicator. 

A screencast is attached.

Comment 1

[Jenn Chaulk (:jchaulk)]

Just to put on radar for the next UX meeting.  If this is happening for all windows users, how important is it to fix/change this from a UX perspective?

Comment 2

[Aaron Benson]

Agree that it's a little strange to see the loading indicator for a blank page. It's worth at least investigating a way to disable that effect for blank pages but I don't think it's a significant UX bug.

Comment 3

[Ed Lee :Mardak]

I wonder if this is caused by the same thing for bug 1447657 -- just a different appearance.