cursor position/attention goes to bookmarks bar instead of address bar
In version 56.0.2 the cursor appears in the bookmarks sidebar instead of the address bar upon starting a new window/blank page. This is different from previous behavior (e.g., Firefox 52 ESR). There could be a reason for the change, but I feel this is a regression in usability as it changes workflow and requires more keystrokes.
Tested on CentOS 7.
Can this change be reverted?
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Hi ! We've had many reports about this and people find it very annoying. This issue should be fixed when Firefox 57 is released - for now, would you just close the bookmarks sidebar ? When you want to open it again : Ctrl + B
Would that work for you till this is fixed ?
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Hi ! We've had many reports about this and people find it very annoying. This issue should be fixed when Firefox 57 is released - for now, would you just close the bookmarks sidebar ? When you want to open it again : Ctrl + B
Would that work for you till this is fixed ?
Modified by Happy112
Sounds good. Looking forward to the fix.
See also this bug report (fixed for Firefox 57+).
- bug 1394207 - When firefox is opened with the sidebar open, the sidebar search box gets/steals focus, not the web page as previously
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