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cursor position/attention goes to bookmarks bar instead of address bar

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Clayton Falzone
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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.

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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  ?

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Clayton Falzone
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Sounds good. Looking forward to the fix.

cor-el
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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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