1762987 - When opening a link in a new window or a new tab (via either target="_blank" or window.open()), the url can be erased if the user stops loading the page before it's loaded

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P3)

Description

[James Teow [:jteow]]

Attachment: index.html

When loading a link into a new window or a new tab that's generated by target="_blank" or window.open, the URL is erased from the address bar if the page hasn't finished loading and the user stops the load.

This might be because before the browser receives a response, the url bar is not populated with the url it's trying to load. I've enclosed a simple HTML file with a demo.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download and open the HTML file that's provided.
2. Open the slow loading URL either a) as a New Window, b) with target="_blank", or c) with Javascript window.open
3. In the new window/tab, stop loading the page.

Expected Behaviour
The url that the user attempted to load should be in the address bar.

Actual Behaviour
The url is not in the address bar.