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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.

Can this change be reverted?

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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Happy112
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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
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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