507107 - Web address field (URL field) looses focus after page load with a form even though user types already a different URL

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 125282

(Firefox :: Keyboard Navigation, defect)

Description

[Thomas Maierhofer]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; de; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; de; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

After a page is loaded the focus jumps to the first input control of the form on the page. This is OK in most cases. But if the user is already typing a different URL while loading, the fokus should stay on the address field (url field) and not change. For example if the user has Google or Bing as start page and types a different url in the address field, Firefox will set the focus to the search input field on the page. Firefox should leave the focus on the adress field to let the user complete writing the new url.

Suggestion:
After page load, Firefox should check if the address field is changed by the user, if yes it should keep the focus on the address field (url field). If it is unchanged, or hasn't the focus Firefox should work normal. 


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a page with a Form on it and a long load time
2. Type another url in the adress field while the page is loading
3. Continue typing till page is loaded
Actual Results:  
The input focus (caret) jumps from the address field to the form input on the loaded page while the user is typing. The user can't complete typing of the new url, and must get the focus back to the address field to complete the new url.

Expected Results:  
while the user is typing a new url, the input focus should stay on the adress field and shouldn't jump to the first input control on the form after the page is loaded. The user can complete the input of the new url and is not confused by setting the focus to the forms input field.