links focused via tab key do not trigger statusbar

hello.

is there a way to configure epiphany so that its statusbar responds to link-selection via keyboard instead of link-selection via mouse?

currently, if i use the tab key to focus a link, the statusbar won't display where it leads.

only by mouse-ing over the link can i get information from the statusbar about a link's destination.

(i have epiphany 2.30.2 installed on a machine running ubuntu 10.04, in case that matters.  view >> statusbar is checked.)

i would like to make friends with mr statusbar, but i do not wish to depend on mr mouse as a go-between.

many thanks for any suggestions.