Assuming I guess correctly where the punctuation should be, I think detailed repro steps will help more than examples.
1. Type something in the location bar and expect to get the Google results. 2. If that something contains a dot in the first token (or probably some other nonalphabetics -- colon and slash probably work, too), you lose, and Firefox will attempt to use it as a web address and connect to it. Expected result: Google search result for the terms you typed in Actual result: Firefox gets sluggish for an eon or two, and finally displays the "Address Not Found" page. Now getting back the data you tried to submit as a Google query is a hassle, because what's in the location bar has been "intelligently" adapted with a leading http://www. and a trailing slash. Editing those out isn't a big deal, but it's irritating, especially if you make this mistake often. So it would help if the "Address Not Found" page would include a clickable link with "Perhaps you meant to search for 'no.5' in Google?" amongst all the other well-meaning troubleshooting suggestions. Here's a mock-up of the resulting display so you don't have to repro. Page Load Error - Mozilla Firefox Location: [ http://www.no.5/ ] /!\ Address Not Found Firefox can't find the server at www.no.5. The browser could not find the host server for the provided address. * Did you make a mistake when typing the domain? (e.g. "ww.mozilla.org" instead of "www.mozilla.org") * Are you certain this domain address exists? Its registration may have expired. * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check your network connection and DNS server settings. * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing. ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- Wishlist: add "use address as a search term" to "address not found" page https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263505 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
