648912 - Autofilled (browser.urlbar.autoFill), selected URL is noticeably unselected then reselected after typing the next character in the URL in the AwesomeBar.

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect)

Description

[Cngevpxhaqrefpber]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:2.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:2.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0

See below.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set browser.urlbar.autoFill to true in about:config
2. Start typing a URL in the AwesomeBar that you've been to before, so Firefox autofills the URL in the AB. For example, type "g" so "google.com" is automatically entered (and selected) in the AB by Firefox.
3. Type the next character in the URL that was autofilled; so for example if you've typed "g" and "google.com" was autofilled and selected, type "o".
Actual Results:  
The selection in the AwesomeBar is briefly (but noticeably) unselected after typing a character, and then reselected quickly afterwards.

Expected Results:  
In my opinion it would be better if something could be done to prevent the flashing/blinking from occurring, like how it is in Opera, Chrome, etc.

Comment 1

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Reporter -> Is this still an issue with Firefox 9.0.1? How about with the latest nightly?

Comment 2

[Cngevpxhaqrefpber]

Hi Tim, yes it's still an issue with 9.0.1 (as is bug 649004). Haven't tried the latest nightly yet.

Comment 3

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Can you produce if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

How about with a new, empty profile? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile

Please post the contents of the graphics section from about:suppport

I haven't been able to replicate on my system.

Comment 4

[Cngevpxhaqrefpber]

Tried it in Safe Mode, still happens. Then I created a new profile, used that, and it still happens then too.

Here's the contents of the graphics section from about:support

  Graphics

        Adapter Description
        Intel(R) HD Graphics

        Vendor ID
        8086

        Device ID
        0042

        Adapter RAM
        Unknown

        Adapter Drivers
        igdumd64 igd10umd64 igdumdx32 igd10umd32

        Driver Version
        8.15.10.2342

        Driver Date
        3-25-2011

        Adapter RAM (GPU #2)
        Unknown

        Adapter Drivers (GPU #2)
        Unknown

        Direct2D Enabled
        false

        DirectWrite Enabled
        false (6.1.7601.17563)

        ClearType Parameters
        Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: RGB ClearType Level: 100 Enhanced Contrast: 50

        WebGL Renderer
        Google Inc. -- ANGLE (Intel(R) HD Graphics) -- OpenGL ES 2.0 (ANGLE 0.0.0.809)

        GPU Accelerated Windows
        1/1 Direct3D 9

Comment 5

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Please post the (full) contents of about:support as a text attachment to this bug

Comment 6

[Cngevpxhaqrefpber]

Attachment: about:support . copy to clipboard

Let me know if you need anything else.

Comment 7

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Nothing jumps out to me in the about:support.

Is this still happening with Firefox 10.0.1 for you?

Can you try and capture a screen cast of the issue?

Comment 8

[Cngevpxhaqrefpber]

Hi, sorry for not responding. This seems to have been fixed in a recent version. I won't mark it as resolved in case you want to leave it open.

Comment 9

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

the autofill implementation changed a bit, so no point in keeping this open.