firefox with tabkit and when I open a new window it is likely I am starting a new thread of thought

^n new window with focus in url bar no time for loading or change of focus I want to get started

readline style emacs bindings for editing in the url is a must for me

a good set of quick searches helps

  - g http://google.com/search?q=%s
  - gau http://google.com.au/search?hl=en&meta=cr%3DcountryAU&q=%s
  - wp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s
  - shn http://searchyc.com/%s
  - etc ...

Meanwhile, IE is busy doing some of that large amounts of nothing that big programs like to do, and loading the homepage.

When it finishes, it refreshes the address bar all over what I was typing.

When I use about:blank, this doesn't happen.