Removing focus from URL bar causes loss of entered text

gp · 2021-12-04T11:47:32+00:00

Create a new tab, start entering a URL Realise you need to look back at a previous tab quickly before you finish typing the URL, so click outside of the URL...

Removing focus from URL bar causes loss of entered text

gp

Create a new tab, start entering a URL
Realise you need to look back at a previous tab quickly before you finish typing the URL, so click outside of the URL area to view your tabs again
Lose what you had been typing in the URL bar, since it has been erased when focus was lost.

Safari behaviour is to retain entered text (even on a new tab that hasn't navigated to any page) in the URL bar on a per-tab basis, including when switching between tabs.

tnt84268

Steps to reproduce:

Search for a website (It's easier to reproduce on a website that takes longer to load)
Before the website loads, press cmd+t
Start typing in the search bar of the new tab before the website in the other tab loads

Expected behavior:
The typed search in the new tab should not be deleted when the first tab loads.

Orion, OS version; hardware type:
Version 0.99.109.1-beta (WebKit 613.1.12)
macOS 12.0.1 (21A559) and 12.1 (21C52)
MacbookPro18,3

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gp

This might be linked to the same root cause as https://orionfeedback.org/d/461-removing-focus-from-url-bar-causes-loss-of-entered-text, but not sure.

tnt84268

gp That looks pretty similar. I think what's happening is when the search bar loses focus the text inside is deleted. In this bug, when the other tab loads, the focus is switched to the other tab by orion, whereas in that other bug, the focus is manually switched.

gp

tnt84268 Indeed, and I also think it might be linked with https://orionfeedback.org/d/843-input-field-issues-with-playtyperacercom too (where focus is handled strangely across tabs).

wazdra

Steps to reproduce:

Focus on the address bar (Cmd + L)
Type something
Click somewhere else
Focus once again on the address bar

Expected behavior:
What you have typed in step 2 should still be in the address bar, while Orion has erased it.

Orion, OS version; hardware type:
Orion Version 0.99.110-beta (WebKit 613.1.12)
macOS Monterey 12.1
Apple M1 Pro

eirk

Dupe of https://orionfeedback.org/d/461-removing-focus-from-url-bar-causes-loss-of-entered-text/4

tnt84268

This is mainly suggestion to be more consistent with Safari. In Safari, when unfocusing by clicking off the address bar or pressing escape, the currently typed text in the address bar is preserved. This is useful for when you have a partially typed search/url and need to tab away to check or do something. Currently, Orion resets the address bar to the page url. In Safari, you can reset the address bar to the current page url by pressing escape twice.