FF: page find focus issues

[arcnmx]

There are a number of issues with Firefox and the find functionality:

• Often when entering a string to find in Firefox the focus will briefly leave the find prompt then return with a random new selection or cursor position. Sometimes it returns to the start and this results in words entered backwards (typing "next" results in a search for "txen"), other times the whole entry is selected and then replaced when you press the next key ("nex" -> "t").
• Sometimes the / key binding brings up Firefox's quick find prompt instead. Sometimes pressing / brings up the prompt but does not focus it at all. Pressing / again brings up quick find underneath it.
• Ctrl+Backspace inside the find prompt does not erase any characters/words, unlike most text input fields (may not be a firefox-specific issue?)

I've found a possible reference to this so it may be a known problem but I couldn't find a relevant open issue tracking it.

[laktak]

To reproduce the / issue:

• press ctrl+t
• enter example.com
• press /

This will give me this strange, not fully quickfind like textbox (it's missing all buttons):

If I click on the window before pressing / I get the / textbox.

I'm also using tabcenter if that matters.

[agush22]

+1

[iamvuppala]

N will be circular but not n.
n - goes to end of the list and stops.
N - will go to last find. if it hit the top find

Some times find / opens the firefox find and sometimes other bottom search box.
But in most pages bottom search box is unresponsive. even if we click on the box and type something.

[wavexx]

I can confirm this issue. This makes '/' completely unreliable in my case. Typing fast after '/' will send to the page with random keystrokes. Sometimes the focus is never returned to the search field. 'n' is erratic at best. I reverted to using the FF search at the moment.

[clearissimple]

Firefox Quantum 57.0.4 (64-bit)
Vimmium 1.62.8

I have a somewhat similar issue, which I can reproduce now: The small / textfield does not receive any keystrokes, if a link on the page or another element has focus. To me this happens regularly like this:

f follow a hint on the page, which clicks a link. That link will be "selected" or have focus. If the click does not load a new page but just opens a new background tab, then / will not work in the tab with the link was clicked. If I take the mouse and click somewhere on the background of the page, / works again.

[hackel]

This is a really frustrating usability issue. Still happening in Firefox 63.