miguel-perez/smoothState.js

Mouse cursor changes in Firefox after page navigation

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#213 opened on Aug 29, 2015

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Description

I noticed this issue with my implementation, and I thought there was a problem with my code, but I see the same issue with the smoothState website itself (http://miguel-perez.github.io/smoothState.js/index.html).

The issue: only on Firefox, on page load, cursors work as expected (pointer on links, text on text inputs, etc.), however, after one link is followed, the pointer cursor appears to be replaced by the text cursor. It stays like that permanently until the page is reloaded.

Verified on Firefox 40 (linux) and Firefox 36 on Windows. Also checked and its not occurring at least on Internet Explorer 11 and Chrome.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic CSSJavaScriptjQuery
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the CSS cursor property changes triggered by smoothState.js after navigation. Use Firefox developer tools to inspect computed styles on elements after page transition. The issue may be related to how smoothState.js handles mouse events or CSS pseudo classes. Check the smoothState.js source code for any cursor related overrides and test on a minimal reproduction.