346458 - Page input field receives no focus after standby and new instance

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling, defect)

Description

[Rick]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; nl; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060719 Firefox/1.5.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; nl; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060719 Firefox/1.5.0.5

I have multiple instances of Firefox running on my machine and I put my machine to standby (Start -> Shut Down -> Stand By). I pull my machine out of standby and I open a n* instance of Firefox (so if I have 2 instances, I open a third one for the non whizkids :) ). The startpage appears (in my case Google). But the textfield does not get a focus; not by clicking on it, not by tab nor by default (Google has an auto focus). This is extremely annoying. You can get the focus back by minimizing this n* instance of Firefox and then maximize it again.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open multiple Firefox instances
2. Put Windows to standby
3. Open another instance of Firefox

Actual Results:  
The page that appeared as startpage does not receive a focus in any way. When I start typing text (expecting that it will appear in the Google textfield) this text appears in the 'Find' bar at the bottom of the browser.

Expected Results:  
Set the (auto) focus to the textfield.

Comment 1

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Rick,

I can't recreate using your steps - Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.6) Gecko/20060728 Firefox/1.5.0.6, with a default start page is http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialex

However a reliable testcase would be interesting.  Where is the caret/cursor before you start typing? Exactly what keys do you type after standby? Is standby a necessary step, or can problem be caused by some other factor?  Does it happen in safe mode?

Also, there are a zillion reports of FAYT problems (eg bug 339158, bug 342266). You might dup this bug to one or make it block meta bug 320465

Comment 2

[Rick]

However a reliable testcase would be interesting.  Where is the caret/cursor
before you start typing? 

Nowhere. I don't get a cursor. The screen is active (it is 'pushed' in the Windows taskbar) but it doesn't receive a focus.

Exactly what keys do you type after standby? 

None. I take my machine out of standby, put in my Windows password, open a new Firefox Window (I have other FF window(s) open at that moment!) via the FF button next to my Start button.

Is standby a necessary step, or can problem be caused by some other factor? 

Maybe. I only encounter it when my PC went in standby, but that doesn't mean that the standby is the culprit.

Does it happen in safe mode?

No idea. Didn't check that.

Comment 3

[Rick]

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Where is the caret/cursor before you start typing? 

Nowhere. I don't get a cursor. The screen is active (it is 'pushed' in the
Windows taskbar) but it doesn't receive a focus.
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I checked this again, and I do get a cursor blinking in the main Google textfield. But when I start typing my text appears in the 'find' bar at the bottom of the screen. Then I have to minimize and maximize the screen to be able to get my text in the Google textfield.

PS: I get this with every website that I open at first but I took Google as it is my startpage.

Comment 4

[Rick]

Fixed in 3.x branch.