Vivaldi new tab page annoyance

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hello all, id like to ask for peoples assistance on a small annoyance i am experiencing with vivaldi.
when i open a new tab page i have set it up to focus on the address bar, when i do open a new tab page tho it is only focused on it for a splitsecond before it un-focuses and i have to either f8 into it or click, does anybody perhaps know what may cause something like this?
its not really a big deal since i can as i said use f8 but id rather have it work without having to do so.

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On Xfce the new tab seems to keep the focus on the address bar, so it might be a DE issue?

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interesting, i am using cinnamon myself.
i just tried a new test profile and it works without issues there, so im guessing it must be an extension?

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well i just tried again with all extensions disabled, it unfocuses even quicker than before

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I didn’t add extensions to vivaldi. But if your test profile works, then case solved? :wink:

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There also might be some setting on vivaldi that does that, as there are lots of settings…

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vivaldi has a setting that specifically can let you focus on the page itself, which i have disabled, it looks like i have to really transfer my profile to a new one slowly and see where it stops working…

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That sounds like a great plan! :sweat_smile:

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well i decided to stay on my old profile after all, unless it breaks my browser i find it too much of a hassle to meticulously go through all of it to see what causes such a little problem, thank you for your time tho!

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I would try asking at vivaldi forum, as yea vivaldi is complex in config options and there you will find all the cracks :wink:
https://help.vivaldi.com/services/forum/vivaldi-forum/

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There’s a Vivaldi for Linux section in the forum there. You’d surely get an answer.

Also, you can report a bug.

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small update, after some experimenting i found the cause.
im using treetabs2 as a webpanel, i do not know why it started happening but if i wanna make a new tab and do so with double clicking on the webpanel it unfocused, but if i use the plus button on vivaldis own tabs it works.
i can circumvent the need for vivaldis own tab bar by using control + t which opens a new tab without the unfocus issue.

Edit: i have just now also found out i can costumize all shortcuts to make this even more easy.

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