Open Bug 1622180 Opened 5 years ago Updated 4 years ago

Focus address bar on direct navigation to about:newtab /about:home

Categories

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P5)

Desktop
All
defect

Tracking

()

Tracking Status
firefox-esr68 --- affected
firefox74 --- affected
firefox75 --- affected
firefox76 --- affected

People

(Reporter: aflorinescu, Unassigned)

Details

(Keywords: blocked-ux)

[Environment:]

Windows 10
Mac 10.15.3
Ubuntu 18.04

[Versions:]

74.0 20200309095159
75.0b2 20200310192828
76.0a1 20200312215313
68.6.0esr 20200305175243

[Steps:]
  1. Open Firefox.
  2. use Ctrl+T or from the Address bar or click on +.
  3. In any tab navigate to about:home.
  4. In any tab navigate to about:newtab.
  5. Bookmark about:newtab or about:home
[Actual Result:]
  1. address bar has focus.
  2. address bar doesn't have focus.
  3. address bar doesn't have focus.
  4. address bar doesn't have focus.
[Expected Result:]

IMO, the user experience here should be aligned and direct navigation to about:newtab / about:home should focus address bar.

[Note:]
This issue also reproduces regardless of the value of browser.urlbar.update1

I don't know, opening a new tab is different from actually visiting about:newtab/home. You mention consistency, but you could also argue that visiting about:newtab/home should be consistent with visiting any other page, where we don't focus the urlbar. I suggest we wontfix this.

Keywords: blocked-ux
Priority: -- → P5
Severity: normal → S4
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