619309 - Clicking on miscellaneous URLbar icons selects the URLbar text

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

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Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Configure preferences for selection of URLbar text
(browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll set to true)
2. Move focus away from the URL bar
3. Click on any of the miscellaneous URLbar icons:
   Feed icon
   EV icon
   various doorhanger icons

Actual result: URLbar text is selected and focused

Expected result: URLbar text is unaffected

Additional information: The Places Start Button has a partial workaround.

Comment 1

[[e-mail]]

Attachment: Possible patch

Option 1: Ignore clicks that aren't actually on the URL itself.

Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

Attachment: Possible patch [Checked in: Comment 4]

Option 2: Prevent mouse events on miscellaneous icons from propagating.

Comment 3

[Ian Neal]

Comment on attachment 497761 [details] [diff] [review]
Possible patch
[Checked in: Comment 4]

r=me I think my preference is for this one but there is not much in that, so whichever you prefer.

Comment 4

[[e-mail]]

Comment on attachment 497761 [details] [diff] [review]
Possible patch
[Checked in: Comment 4]

Pushed changeset 57e1d4eca307 to comm-central.