How do I stop the cursor focus from changing to the address bar when google.com loads in a new tab?
The question pretty much says it. Since I went from 3.6 to 4 RC1, cursor focus goes to the address bar instead of staying/going in the search field when google.com loads in new tabs.
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If your using the 'New Tab Homepage' extension then this happens when you upgrade to Firefox 4. Uninstall the official 0.4.3 extension and install the one below for a quick hack. All it does is remove the following section from the code which focuses the cursor on the urlbar.
if (gURLBar)
setTimeout(function() {
// if page is about:blank select() works just like focus, two birds one stone
gURLBar.select();
}, 0);
http://www.mediafire.com/?v1113g9noytswdv
(download and drag into firefox to install)
really this should be a preference as part of the extension to allow the user to choose the focus.
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Thanks tabmaster. You're solution worked in my current 9.0.1 version.
I found a nifty solution that addresses more than one need. I realized a few days ago, that you can hold the Ctrl button down while clicking a link to open it in a new Tab. Many people are probably already privy to this tasty information. Unfortunately, I usually stumble upon these things 'in the dark' by accident. I had a notion to try doing this with the Home Page Button to see what happens. Voila, it opened a home page in a new tab, and the cursor is not in the address bar; it is in the search query -where it should be. Try it, you'll like it.
You can also middle-click a link with the mouse scroll wheel to open the link in a new tab.
That also works with the Home button and some context menu entries like "View Image".
Just stumbled on the original solution for this problem. Lovely Justme54s and very elegant and easy. Thanks
The addon "Custom New Tab" Version 1.6.1 fixes this problem for FF13:
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab/
This will set the focus to the search box and not to the addressbar.