466114 - in a new window open by Javascript window.open you can create a new tab pressing Command+T but the address bar is locked.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[Danish Shrestha]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4

If you open a new window using javascript window.open function, you hit Command+T(MAC) or Ctrl+T in windows to create new tabs. You will realize that the address bar is locked and you cannot type in a web address. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a new window using window.open()
2. press Command+T
3. Now try to type a web address in the address bar
4. The address bar seems to be locked.
Actual Results:  
You cannot type anything in the address bar.

Expected Results:  
You should be able to type in a addrsss in the address bar.

check this website to open a new window and test it

http://www.danishrocks.com/testFirefoxWindow.html

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported using Firefox 3.0 or older, which is no longer supported. The bug has also not been changed in over 500 days and is still in UNCO.
Reporter, please retest this bug in Firefox 3.6.10 or later using a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/managing+profiles. If you still see this problem, please update the bug. If you no longer see the bug, please set the resolution to RESOLVED, WORKSFORME.

This is a mass search of unconfirmed bugs that have no activity on them, so if you feel a bug was marked in error, just remove the CLOSEME comment in the whiteboard within the next month.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.

Comment 3

[Daniel Kabs, reporting bugs since 2002]

Might be a duplicate of bug #294940 anyway.