This is intentional (the code explicitly prevents bookmarking while loading). The rationale is that while loading the URL may be rewritten several times, and one usually wants to bookmark the final location.
Your use case is legitimate though, so I’m confirming, and adding an ubuntu-ux task in order to get input from design. ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: webbrowser-app Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: webbrowser-app Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: webbrowser-app Importance: Undecided => Low ** Also affects: ubuntu-ux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu WebApps bug tracking, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452766 Title: Cannot favorite site when it is loading Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: New Status in Web Browser App: Confirmed Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Simple bug but annoying: When a site is loading, the favorite star is not visible. Use-case: you get a website from a friend, or you click a link on a page when the network suddenly goes away. You want to save that page to look at it later, when your connection comes back. This is not possible because you can only bookmark pages after they're fully loaded. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1452766/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-webapps-bugs Post to : ubuntu-webapps-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-webapps-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp