489984 - currently loaded (active) page is not changed when the request is sent; only when response comes back

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009040821 Firefox/3.0.9
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009040821 Firefox/3.0.9

(for comparison) behavior in IE:
1) in a third-party application, click a link to a very slow-loading webpage 
2) IE browser opens - the address bar is *immediately* set to the link clicked
3) if STOP button is hit (before the page is actually loaded) the URL of the clicked link remains in the address bar
4) if right-clicking and viewing the Page Info this is also set to the page being loaded
5) if Reload button is clicked, the page being loaded is re-attempted

behavior in Firefox:
1) in a third-party application, click a link to a very slow-loading webpage
2) Firefox browser opens - the address bar is set to nothing (default webpage set to about:blank)
3) if STOP button is hit  (before the page is actually loaded) the URL of the clicked link remains blank
4) if right-clicking and viewing the Page Info this is also set to about:blank
5) the Reload button is unavailable, meaning i have to go back and click the link again, assuming it's still available.
6) eventually, the page either times out or loads; only THEN the Address Bar and Page Info are updated to reflect the page being loaded, and Reload will attempt to reload the correct page


the IE behavior is much more effective, in this case - especially in cases where you need to get a URL for a non-copyable URL which no longer works and auto-redirects to a 404 page, for instance; or in a scenario where the page just fails to load due to network congestion.

Firefox will eventually either load the page, or produce the following error, and only THEN display the URL in the address bar, but this takes *minutes* in some cases.

"Data Transfer Interrupted

The connection to [site] was interrupted while the page was loading.       

The browser connected successfully, but the connection was interrupted while transferring information.  Please try again.

    * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
    * Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance."

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
in Firefox:
1) in a third-party application, click a link to a very slow-loading webpage
2) Firefox browser opens - the address bar is set to nothing (default webpage set to about:blank)
3) if STOP button is hit  (before the page is actually loaded) the URL of the clicked link remains blank
4) if right-clicking and viewing the Page Info this is also set to about:blank
5) the Reload button is unavailable, meaning i have to go back and click the link again, assuming it's still available.
6) eventually, the page either times out or loads; only THEN the Address Bar and Page Info are updated to reflect the page being loaded, and Reload will attempt to reload the correct page
Actual Results:  
see repro steps for behavior in each instance

Expected Results:  
(for comparison) behavior in IE:
1) in a third-party application, click a link to a very slow-loading webpage 
2) IE browser opens - the address bar is *immediately* set to the link clicked
3) if STOP button is hit (before the page is actually loaded) the URL of the clicked link remains in the address bar
4) if right-clicking and viewing the Page Info this is also set to the page being loaded
5) if Reload button is clicked, the page being loaded is re-attempted

Firefox configs that may be relevant:

Tabs:

new pages should be opened in a: "new window"
[X] warn me when closing multiple tabs
[X] Warn me when multiple tabs may slow down Firefox
[ ] Always show the tab bar
[ ] when I open a link in...


Content:
[X] block pop-ups
[X] Load images
[X] enable javascript
[X] enable java


Advanced/General/Browsing:
[X] use autoscrolling
[ ] use smooth scrolling
[ ] check spelling

Comment 1

[spamcollectionplate]

in case where the link is to a file which opens a "Download" window, the

Comment 2

[spamcollectionplate]

ignore the above comment please

occurs in 2.0.0.4 and 3.0.9

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for Firefox General bugs filed against version 3.0 that are UNCO and have not been changed for 200 days.

Reporter, please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or alter. Firefox 3.0 is no longer supported and is no longer receiving updates. After you update, please create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/kb/managing+profiles, and test to see if your bug still exists. If you still the bug, then please post a comment with the version you tested against, and the problem. If the issue is no longer there, please set the RESOLUTION to  RESOLVED, WORKSFORME.