I noticed this problem after I updated firefox from 3.5.7 to 3.6. The problem is that when I first open a firefox window/tab then click a url address from external applications, typically qterm, then the newly opened tab of the firefox did not obtain the focus. If I type "firefox test.html" in terminal then similar issue happened. I tried to disable/enable "when I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" in preference but it seems to have no effect on this issue. To my understanding if I load firefox from an external application it means I need to view it immediately, and it is just the way firefox behaves before 3.6. I feel like this is an upstream bug because I tested in ubuntu and it has this problem as well. I reported it to mozilla but after a few days nobody responded my report:( so I report it here to see if we can handle this problem( I apologize if such report is not encouraged ) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.open firefox, then try to use the current tab to browse any url except the default homepage(this seems to be necessary sometimes to reproduce this problem). 2.load a new tab/window from external applications, such as MSN chat client, qterm, terminal, any of the common external applications which contains url link and can load firefox 3. Actual Results: The newly opened tab or window doesn't obtain focus, instead, the corresponding title of firefox in task bar is highlighted indicating it is active, but the corresponding window doesn't show up. I have to use mouse to click its title in task bar or use alt-tab Expected Results: As 3.5.7 or before. The newly triggered firefox should obtain the focus. 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Please turn accessibility.tabfocus_applies_to_xul to true in about:config and retest.
(In reply to comment #1) > Please turn accessibility.tabfocus_applies_to_xul to true in about:config and > retest. > I turned it to be true but it doesn't help :( Thanks
browser.display.use_focus_colors;false if changes to true it will raise the window as expected, the problem then becomes focus color'd will make it impossible to see what you are typing in a text box area.
(In reply to comment #3) > browser.display.use_focus_colors;false if changes to true it will raise the > window as expected, the problem then becomes focus color'd will make it > impossible to see what you are typing in a text box area. > I tried to set "browser.display.use_focus_colors" to be true, but after started firefox I could reproduce this problem again. Also as you said I could not see what I am typing in a text box :( Thanks.
(In reply to comment #4) > (In reply to comment #3) > > browser.display.use_focus_colors;false if changes to true it will raise the > > window as expected, the problem then becomes focus color'd will make it > > impossible to see what you are typing in a text box area. > > > > I tried to set "browser.display.use_focus_colors" to be true, but after started > firefox I could reproduce this problem again. Also as you said I could not see > what I am typing in a text box :( > > Thanks. > Please update bug with problem still exists or closes thank you.
Reopen if you can still duplicate, I have tested and been unable to duplicate with fx-8
