Bug#544973: iceweasel: URL completion / history search sometimes unavailable

[Mike Hommey]

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 05:01:45PM -0800, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> I have just noticed something: I don't even have to _click_ in the
> address bar to make it come to senses.  I just have to move the pointer
> so it is over the address bar.
> 
> I am pretty sure this has to do with iceweasel trying to track the mouse
> movements in the drop-down list of completions and keep the selection in
> that list following the mouse.  IMHO this is a misfeature to begin with; if
> a menu or completion list results from typing, only keyboard interaction
> should apply.  Otherwise there is going to be random unwated interaction
> depending on where the mouse starts.
> 
> Also, this may be related or even the same as #281859.

Did it get any better in more recent versions (like, iceweasel 5.0)

Cheers,

Mike