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Bug 1488050
Opened 6 years ago
Updated 3 years ago
add mechanism for having multiple search fields in toolbars
Categories
(Firefox :: Search, enhancement, P5)
Firefox
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(Reporter: pabs3, Unassigned)
Details
Many years ago I was a user of the Galeon gecko-based browser, which had a feature called smart bookmarks. These provided a way to have more than one search field in the toolbars, each with a default URL that would be used when the field was empty. When Mozilla ended support for xulrunner and Galeon stopped being developed, I was able to workaround this missing feature by writing an XUL plugin that provided the same experience. Now that Mozilla is ending support for XUL, I have no way to get multiple search fields (with default URLs) in toolbars. I can see a few possible ways to add this: * search-based: * relax the single-instance restriction on search fields * add a way for search engines to have a default URL * add a way for users to create custom search engines * bookmarks-based: * add a way for bookmarks with %s to have a default URL * add a way for bookmarks with %s to have a user interface * WebExtension-based: * add a way for extensions to add html input fields with icons to toolbars Some background URLs: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95934 http://www.xenomachina.com/2006/01/firefox-annoyances.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120528171341/http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/serendipity/index.php?/archives/37-epiphany-browser-extensions.html http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2011/11/04/migrate-from-galeon-to-iceweasel-firefox/
Updated•6 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Priority: -- → P5
Another related bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648398
Updated•3 years ago
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Severity: normal → N/A
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