1035991 - [is] Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Icelandic.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: is / Icelandic, defect)

Description

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

We want to ship Firefox Mobile with a good list of search engines for Icelandic. 

We're going to work towards this in three phases. First, the localization team and the l10n drivers will look at the market for the language and come up with a good set of search providers. Kristján, we'll need your input on this, the guidelines for making recommendations are on <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Productization_guide>. 

For en-US, we currently use this set, to which we can fall back in the case of lacking localized alternatives:

> Google (mobile version), Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, Twitter, Wikipedia (slightly different to desktop, 32x32 icon)

We may also want to go with just a subset of the en-US engines, if that's more appropriate for the local market.

Once we decide to use a particular search engine (and we test it on a mobile device), l10n drivers will contact the owner and ask for permission, and for specifics like proper search flags. Kristján, we'll likely need your help to at least get the contact information.

For search engines that we already ship with on desktop and that you would like to include in mobile as well, the permission is not needed.  Consider using a mobile version of the engine if one is available.  Also, please make yourself familiar with instructions regarding the <Description/> element at <https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n:Integrated_Search_Instructions>. For mobile, we'll want 64x64 size images, too.

Once we have a specification on what the search engines for Icelandic should look like, flod (Francesco Lodolo) and the localization team will work on an implementation on that. flod will create and attach patches for the desired changes and get them reviewed. After a successful review, flod will land them. Kristján, if you're interested, you could create the patches, too. You'd ask flod for review on those before landing. 

Please don't commit any modifications in browser/searchplugins to the hg repository without a patch reviewed by flod, Stas, Axel or someone else appointed by the l10n drivers. The data here is sensitive to users and our search partners, thus the extra care here.

The Icelandic team and flod will be driving this bug to completion.

Comment 1

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

Kristján, for reference, Firefox desktop ships these search engine plugins in the localization. If you'd like, they can also be shipped in Fennec, but you're also welcome to select others that match the above criteria.

hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/is/file/935bdddacccf/browser/searchplugins/list.txt

Comment 2

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

amazondotcom
bing
eBay
google
leit-is
wikipedia-is
yahoo

The only non standard one is leit.is. If you decide to include it, we'll need a 32px icon, which doesn't seem to be available on the website.

Comment 3

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

Those are fine. Google is probably used the most here at least it was 11 months ago with 80% marketshare (http://www.visir.is/markadssetning-a-netinu/article/2013708289955 ). Icelanders are always "gúgglandi"

I submit Google be the default one.

Ahh, "flod," "landing," and "patches" ?!?! Sure...   BR, One clueless.

Comment 4

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

Cool, thanks Kristján. Is let.is one that you'd like to include? Could you contact them to get a 32px icon to use in the plugin please?

Thanks!

Comment 5

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

I´ve emailed leit.is. Let´s see how fast they respond.

Comment 6

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

/Users/kgm/Desktop/leit_32x32.png

Comment 7

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

How do I attach in this thing?

Comment 8

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

(In reply to kgm from comment #7)
> How do I attach in this thing?

Above the first comment is a link with text "Add an attachment".

Comment 9

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

Attachment: leit_32x32.png Icon for the leit.is search engine

Here you go :)

Comment 10

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Not completely related to mobile: since it's completely different from the one I see on the website, and that we're shipping on Destop [1], can you ask them if we need to fix that as well, and provide a 16px version?

[1] http://transvision.mozfr.org/productization/?locale=is&product=browser

Comment 11

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

Thanks Kristján!

Flod, that shouldn't keep us from patching and landing these plugins for mobile though, right? Or would you prefer to wait for the 16px?

Comment 12

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff] from comment #11)
> Flod, that shouldn't keep us from patching and landing these plugins for
> mobile though, right? Or would you prefer to wait for the 16px?

No, that's a side question while I'm working on the patch (it would also be a different bug).

Comment 13

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to Francesco Lodolo [:flod] from comment #2)
> amazondotcom
> bing
> eBay
> google
> leit-is
> wikipedia-is
> yahoo

I keep forgetting that eBay-en has issues on mobile (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1019802#c13). I'm going to provide a patch without eBay for now.

Comment 14

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Attachment: bug1035991.patch

A bit of noise because this patch removes en-US files and settings from region.properties

region.properties
Add NetVibes as on desktop

searchplugin
Added Wikipedia-is and Leit.is, same version of Desktop+32px icon

Both can be tested at
http://l10n.mozilla-community.org/~flod/testsp/

Comment 15

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

Attachment: leit_16x16.png 16px Leit.is icon

And here is the 16px. alright?

Comment 16

[Kristjan Geir Mathiesen]

Leit.is is coming out with a new logo in next week.

Comment 17

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to kgm from comment #15)
> Created attachment 8453861 [details]
> leit_16x16.png  16px Leit.is icon
> 
> And here is the 16px. alright?

Great, filed bug 1037023.

Comment 18

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Landed
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/is/rev/ad983faf026c
http://hg.mozilla.org/l10n-central/is/rev/ad983faf026c