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Pressing the Esc key doesn't unfocus the url bar

devnoname120
devnoname120
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Pressing Esc doesn't unfocus the url bar. This prevents extensions' shortcuts such as the ones of Vimium-FF from working when pressing new tab.

Would it be possible to enable unfocusing the url bar when pressing the Esc key? I'm not quite sure but I think that it worked in older Firefox versions.

Pressing Esc doesn't unfocus the url bar. This prevents extensions' shortcuts such as the ones of Vimium-FF from working when pressing new tab. Would it be possible to enable unfocusing the url bar when pressing the Esc key? I'm not quite sure but I think that it worked in older Firefox versions.

Modified by devnoname120

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WestEnd
WestEnd
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Little confused here how is "ESC" key related to the unfocus?

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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I don't think you can change how Firefox interprets the Esc key when it is in the address bar. Maybe sometime next year that ability will be made available to add-ons. Until then, you can use the F6 key to move the cursor between the address bar and the document.