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== Keep Focus  ==
== Keep Focus  ==


Focus should always remain in adress bar unless requested elsewhere on the page. (E.g. by a script )
Focus should always remain in address bar unless requested elsewhere on the page. (E.g. by a script )
After load of page the user should be able to input a new adress without first pressing CTRL-L or clicking on the adress bar. During load of page, without additional  commands, the user should be able to stop loading of the current page and input a new adress to load.  
After load of page the user should be able to input a new address without first pressing CTRL-L or clicking on the address bar. During load of page, without additional  commands, the user should be able to stop loading of the current page and input a new address to load.
 
When user clicks the "Home" button in the tool-bar, the address-bar receives the focus. At the meanwhile, the home page is being loaded. As soon as the loading of the home page finishes, the URL in the address-bar changes to the URL of the home page. If at that moment, user had started typing a URL in the address-bar, all the text user has typed becomes lost. This is a frustrating moment for most people. Focus must be kept in the address-bar if user is typing something.


== Addressbar UI  ==
== Addressbar UI  ==

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