On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:39, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote:
I don't like having the only barrier between changing the default
search engine for a user's browser be a single dialog box. This list
(and
On Tue, 17 May 2011, Bjartur Thorlacius wrote:
Then why add an API when we've already got (IMO superior) declarative
markup?
In the case of adding the API to the spec, because it's already
implemented. As to why it was added to the browsers, no idea.
Certainly there's no declarative
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Peter Kasting pkast...@google.com wrote:
As for AddSearchProvider(), I know one reason it was added to Chrome was
explicitly to expose the and make default functionality.
I've been informed that the set default part is going away in Chrome 17+
anyway, so since
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Peter Kasting pkast...@google.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 May 2011, Bjartur Thorlacius wrote:
Then why add an API when we've already got (IMO superior) declarative
markup?
In the case of adding the API to the spec, because it's already
implemented. As to
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011, David Levin wrote:
Although the default search provider may have a significant impact on a
user�s web experience, it isn�t easy for users to set this.
Ideally, a search engine should be able to offer the user the ability to
easily use it as the default. Currently,
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:29, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote:
AddSearchProvider(string openSearchUrl, [optional] bool asDefault)
retrieves the open search document from openSearchUrl and decides in a
UA specific manner whether to prompt the user about the change or
addition.
I haven't
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote:
I don't like having the only barrier between changing the default search
engine for a user's browser be a single dialog box. This list (and
others) have repeatedly found that dialogs don't work and users skip
past them.
Think of the non-techy
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:39, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote:
I don't like having the only barrier between changing the default search
engine for a user's browser be a single dialog box. This list (and
others) have repeatedly found that dialogs don't
On 5/16/11, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Adam Shannon wrote:
I'd rather see UA's implement better controls on their end than see an
API which could be largely abused. (Drag and drop browser controls over
tons of sites asking for permission to be the default.)
I
This should be rare as annoying and confusing your users typically isn't a
good business strategy.
Not all strategies involve wanting to keep normal, happy, satisfied customers.
Spammers and other fraudsters seem to be perfectly happy with things
where they capture things like the default
On 2/16/11, David Levin le...@google.com wrote:
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Bjartur Thorlacius
svartma...@gmail.comwrote:
2. When a user decides to use it, they have to follow a set of complex
instructions (http://www.google.com/search?q=switch+default+search+engines
)
Annoying
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Bjartur Thorlacius svartma...@gmail.comwrote:
2. When a user decides to use it, they have to follow a set of complex
instructions (http://www.google.com/search?q=switch+default+search+engines
)
Annoying implementation issue.
On 2/14/11, David Levin le...@chromium.org wrote:
Problem
Although the default search provider may have a significant impact on a
user’s web experience, it isn’t easy for users to set this.
Ideally, a search engine should be able to offer the user the ability to
easily use it as the default.
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:34:27 -, David Levin le...@chromium.org wrote:
IsSearchProviderInstalled(string url) returns
* 2 if the origin in the given url is the default search provider
* 1 if the origin in the given url is a search provider but not the
default.
* 0 otherwise
If the
* Kornel Lesi?ski wrote:
Change of default search engine may have security implications — there are
less tech-savvy people who rely on search engine for *everything* they do
on the net and blindly trust the results (see famous facebook login
case).
(There are in fact many people who do not
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