276529 - Adding a new tab by typing URL in address bar overwrites URL or old tab

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 227826

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect)

Description

[Richard Phan]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

In the address bar, type in a new address (don't click GO or push enter).  With
the ALT key pressed, hit enter or GO.  A new tab will be added with the new address.

If you click back to the previously focused tab, its URL has been changed to the
new address.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See details.

Actual Results:  
If you click back to the previously focused tab, its URL has been changed to the
new address.

Expected Results:  
Previously focused tab should maintain its URL in the address bar.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 227826 ***