Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox
Firefox is more usable with the browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll preference in about:config set to true. Most of the time, when I click on the URL bar, I intend to type a new URL, rather than edit the existing one. In every Windows and Mac browser, clicking the address bar selects the URL. Presumably, the reason that Linux browsers usually don't is due to X's odd habit of copying selected text to the clipboard, replacing whatever was there previously. Since Ubuntu takes a more enlightened approach to clipboard management, why not restore a useful feature and make it the default? ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Tags: firefox ** Description changed: Binary package hint: firefox Firefox is more usable with the browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll preference in about:config set to true. Most of the time, when I click on the URL bar, I intend to type a new URL, rather than edit the existing one. In every Windows and Mac browser, clicking the address bar selects the URL. Presumably, the reason that Linux browsers usually don't is due to X's odd habit of copying selected text to the clipboard, replacing whatever was there previously. Since Ubuntu takes a more enlightened - approach, why not restore a useful feature and make it the default? + approach to clipboard management, why not restore a useful feature and + make it the default? ** Tags added: firefox -- Firefox: Please default browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll to true https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118914 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs