[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 108974] New: Giving focus to a link should cause its URL to be displayed i the status bar.

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108974

           Summary: Giving focus to a link should cause its URL to be
                    displayed i the status bar.
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Accessibility
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: xn--mlform-iua at xn--mlform-iua.no
                CC: mjs at apple.com, ap at webkit.org, ian at hixie.ch,
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                    xn--mlform-iua at xn--mlform-iua.no, mathias at qiwi.be,
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Screenshot showing how focus does NOT display the URL in Safari’s Status bar.

1. Jump to a link by pressing the Tabulator key
2. Now, check if the URL of the link is displayed
   in the browser’s Status bar.

Expected result: URL to be displayed in Status bar.
Actual result: Nothing happens.

Justification:

 A. Chrome(!), Opera, Firefox, IE behave as expected.

 B. Keyboard navigation is broken without this feature,
    as it means that users must anyhow use their mouse
    to hover above the link in order to be told
    about the URL address.

 C. While it is possible to use clever CSS to get this
    feature, it really should be implemented in the browser
    and not be added via user CSS or clever Web page authors.

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