769223 - Tweaks for Location Bar

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 546254

(Firefox :: Address Bar, enhancement)

Description

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

Say I want to switch to tab "FooBar", but this tab does not appear in the AwesomeBar because either:
- I have actually closed that tab, I just do not remember it; or
- the tab is still open, but there many pages titled "FooBar" and the AwesomeBar only displays many entries and not tab "FooBar".

In either case, I have the following scenario:
1. type "FooBar" in the AwesomeBar;
2. search unsuccessfully for the opportunity to switch to that tab;
3. close the AwesomeBar to avoid losing my current window;
4. open a new tab;
5. re-type "FooBar";
6. either select or complete the address and press return.

What I would like is the following scenario if the tab is open:
1. type "FooBar";
2. "switch to tab" appears at the top of the list;
3. selecting it switches to tab.

The following scenario if the tab was recently closed:
1. type "FooBar";
2. "reopen tab" appears at the top of the list;
3. selecting it reopens a tab.

And the following scenario if the tab is closed:
1. type "FooBar";
2. either shift-select or complete the address and press shift-return;
3. doing this opens the address a new tab.

Comment 1

[Dão Gottwald [:dao]]

One bug per issue / feature request, please.