Open Bug 2016372 Opened 9 months ago Updated 8 months ago

Searching for "find out how" in Settings redesign will highlight the entire "sponsors support" message before it

Categories

(Firefox :: Settings UI, defect, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Settings UI
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
defect

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox149 --- affected

People

(Reporter: csasca, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Whiteboard: [recomp])

Found in

  • Firefox 149.0a1 (2026-02-11)

Affected versions

  • Firefox 149.0a1 (2026-02-11)

Tested platforms

  • Affected platforms: macOS 26.3, Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04

Preconditions

  • Have the following pref on True:
    browser.settings-redesign.enabled

Steps to reproduce

  1. Access about:preferences#home
  2. Click on Search (or ctrl/cmd+F)
  3. Search for "find out how"

Expected result

  • Only the "find out how" link is highlighted

Actual result

  • The entire sponsor support message is highlighted along with "find out how" link

Regression range

  • New feature

Additional notes

  • The issue can be seen in the following attachment.
  • Searching only "out how" will behave correctly and not highlight the entire message.
Severity: -- → S4
Priority: -- → P3
Whiteboard: [recomp]
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