This might be a non bug. Certain proxies add domains (including new TLDs) for "internal" URLs, so the location bar shouldn't be interfering. Since the proxy is returning an error page with content (and possibly with the wrong error code), Firefox can't simply hide the error page and move on to search.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84242 Title: Firefox address bar search displays proxy error page for single word queries Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The problems transpire when searching for single words using the address bar in Firefox. When I have Firefox proxy settings set to "Auto Detect" this feature works fine. (Q: is the proxy being used then?) When explicitly setting the proxy settings in Firefox this fails sending me to http://query/ (displaying the proxy's error page). It also fails, when configuring the proxy via PAC file (last option in the settings). (Initially reported for version 2.0.0.1+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10 under edgy) TEST CASE (from comment #7): 1. Add proxy to Firefox conntections. - Tools > Options > Advanced > Network. - Click Settings under Connections. - Select Manual proxy configuration and enter valid proxy details to use for HTTP. - Apply settings. 2. Enter a search term in Firefox's address bar, e.g. "query", and press enter. What happens in this situation is Firefox attempts to reach "http://query/";, which of course is non existent. What should happen normally is "query" is searched with Google. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/84242/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
