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in a new tab, how do I get the cursor to open to the url line?

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When a tab opens I need to click on the url line. In past version of firefox the cursor opened on the url line

When a tab opens I need to click on the url line. In past version of firefox the cursor opened on the url line

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What is the location (URL) of the new tab page?

Some pages that you open as a new tab set the focus on the page instead of the location bar.

You can set the browser.newtab.url pref to about:blank to open get an empty tab.
You can open the about:config page via the location bar.