Right. I forgot to mention that the problem comes with X11 and the clipboard. The first selection doesn't and shouldn't copy to the clipboard because entering

Right. I forgot to mention that the problem comes with X11 and the clipboard. The first selection doesn't and shouldn't copy to the clipboard because entering a new address would focus the bar and replace the existing clipboard. It wouldn't be possible to copy any selection into the address bar. So to use an url from the address bar requires selecting and re-selecting the entire address. That second selecting has become far more difficult.