The bug is still present in firefox 47.0 for ubuntu canonical. For a disabled person using only an onscreen keyboard, this makes firefox's awesome bar just a bar.
Workaround: Bring up the history. The onscreen keyboard can still search the history. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1569147 Title: onscreen keyboard doesn't trigger url bar's drop-down list Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps: 1) start firefox 45.0.1 for ubuntu canonical 2) using an onscreen keyboard like "onboard", type a partial url that's in your history = No dropdown list of suggested url's appears Notes: 1) Typing the same characters on the physical keyboard produces the expected dropdown list 2) Safe mode or disabling all extensions makes no difference 3) Occasionally the dropdown list may work once immediately after startup but never more than once 4) Firefox 45 broke Windows 8 onscreen keyboard support (related?) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/45.0/releasenotes/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: firefox 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: flamin 2342 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20160325004402 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 11 23:21:37 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IncompatibleExtensions: English (South Africa) Language Pack - [email protected] English (GB) Language Pack - [email protected] Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd} InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (642 days ago) InstallationMedia: sonar 13.10 - Release amd64 IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.30 dev eth0 proto static 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.32 metric 1 IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. PrefSources: prefs.js ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=45.0.1/20160325004402 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4 rhythmbox-mozilla 3.0.2-0ubuntu2 gnome-shell 3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2 RunningIncompatibleAddons: True SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-09 (642 days ago) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68PAD Ver. F.20 dmi.board.name: 30EC dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 91.25 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0121PR0 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PADVer.F.20:bd12/07/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8730w:pvrF.20:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30EC:rvrKBCVersion91.25:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8730w dmi.product.version: F.20 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1569147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
