[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453] Re: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present
Upstream bug report closed "VERIFIED FIXED", see comment #44 Closing by marking "Fix Released" ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in Mozilla Firefox: Fix Released Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Yahoo for " 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Google for " 6. Go to View -> Toolbars -> Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Yahoo for " (should be Google still) 8. Go to View -> Toolbars -> Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Google for " This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
Verified as fixed on Firefox 23 and 24. More details in bug 738818, comments 126 to 129. -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Fix Released Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
Adding this to the sign-off criteria for Firefox 23.0b1. -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Fix Released Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
relnoted as part of Firefox search touchpoints have been consolidated behind a single search default preference. Switching to a different search in the search box will now change the setting for the addressbar search and the context search for selected content. -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Fix Released Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453] Re: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present
** Changed in: firefox Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Fix Released Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
We're going to add some preferences UI for selecting a default engine in bug 738818. -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
*** Bug 239752 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
(In reply to Manuel Reimer from comment #32) I think First one is default is a reasonable idea... If someone, who can decide about such changes, agrees to that, I could try to create a patch... I can see the idea that the most used entry would probably do fine at the top... I'm just not sure it's a strong enough association to justify constraining users' ability to choose the menu ordering they want. Perhaps more important, an explicit set default button would be more intuitive than just expecting users to understand that the first one listed is the one which will appear in context menus and other only show one engine places and more elegant than providing a help message in the dialog to explain it. -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
I think First one is default is a reasonable idea... If someone, who can decide about such changes, agrees to that, I could try to create a patch... -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
*** Bug 782559 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
*** Bug 776153 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 526453]
In Aurora (version of 5 dec 2011) I have still the same problem. I really don't care of whatever default is set on a new profile. All I want is a way to set it easily and error-free from an UI. Right now, we have to change the pref browser.search.defaultenginename in about:config, and if we set it to an unknown value (like bing instead of Bing), the default search is broken. This is wrong. I feel using the current selected search engine is not a good option here: there's really no point at having a search bar if we do this. If my last search was on ebay, amazon or wikipedia, I don't want to have my default search to go there, I want my default to go to whatever default is set. To me, 2 options would be appropriate : - either: the first search engine of the list is the default - or: the user can set it using a set default button. Then take care to put a sensible default if this search engine is gone. This could also be done for any option, when browser.search.defaultenginename is set to a wrong value. Another bug maybe ? Either way, make it apparent in the UI, like make it bold with (default) after its name. And I can think of a third solution : - replace the empty keyword values by a null/undefined value which would be written as none. Then, the real empty () would be for the default search. It makes sense because, really, that is what seems to happen. But from the user point of view it's maybe difficult to understand. Thanks -- 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/526453 Title: Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just to the right of the address bar) 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box from the drop- down menu 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText 6. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar into the customization window 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Yahoo for YourText (should be Google still) 8. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar, to the right of the address bar 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item Search Google for YourText This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the user), when the search bar is removed. Confirmed on: Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6) Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7) Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6) ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic SourcePackage: firefox Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/526453/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
