1853636 - webmail1.earthlink.net - Email credentials autofill does not work

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Password Manager, defect)

Description

[Raul Bucata]

From github: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/127119.

<!-- @browser: Firefox 117.0.1 -->
<!-- @ua_header: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/117.0 -->
<!-- @reported_with: unknown -->
<!-- @public_url: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/127119 -->

URL: https://webmail1.earthlink.net/

Browser / Version: Firefox 117.0.1
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.15
Tested Another Browser: No

Problem type: Something else
Description: Email address login autofill fails in FF 1117.0.1
Steps to Reproduce:
I have several email accounts.
In version 117.0 everything works OK.
in version 117.0.1 I have to manually enter my email address or copy/paste it in from "Login & Passwords" preference page. After entering the email address and pressing tab key, the password autofill menu appears allowing me to select the account. Version 117.0.1 broke the email autofill.
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Comment 1

[Raul Bucata]

The issue was reported using the webcompat.com reporter. Since the issue addresses a browser feature, we have considered the issue to be a browser issue. Please feel free to move the issue to the right Product and Component.

Comment 2

[Sergey Galich [:serg]]

<input autocomplete="new-password" type="email" name="email" value="">

autocomplete="new-password" in username field makes it not eligible to be a username.