Focus the browser's address bar when it opens, like a new tab in other browsers

[jnunemaker]

Problem

Opening the in-app browser from the keyboard (mod+shift+j, or the right panel's new-tab menu) leaves focus where it was, usually the composer. To go anywhere, you have to reach for the mouse and click the address bar. In Chrome, Safari, and Arc, a new tab or window puts the cursor in the address bar so you can start typing a URL or search right away.

Proposal

When the browser is opened from the shortcut, the new-tab menu, or the tab strip's + button, focus its address bar with the current URL selected. The address bar already selects its text on focus, so this reuses the existing focus-url path. A browser opened another way, such as an agent opening a preview tab, keeps today's behavior.

I have a working branch: jnunemaker/t3code@main...feat/focus-url-on-browser-open (4 files, about 30 lines, desktop only). The browser panel mounts after the action fires, so it records a pending focus request that the address bar consumes once it's visible.

Recording (shows a build that also includes #22328): https://screen.studio/share/CvB9eUPr

Related

• fix(web): mod+L focuses the browser address bar from a focused page #22328 fixes mod+L not reaching the app while a page has focus.
• Bind Cmd+T to new chat, matching the new-tab convention #12921 proposes mod+T for a new chat. With this change, users who bind mod+T to open the browser get a Chrome-style new tab.

Happy to open a PR if this direction works for you.

[jnunemaker]

This is how codex works and it feels great.