1106064 - Search Bar: Figure out a way to use search suggestions with one-click buttons

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Search, enhancement, P5)

Description

[(Currently slow to respond) Philipp Sackl [:phlsa] (Firefox UX) please use needinfo]

One thing we've lost with Flare are provider-specific suggestions. I can currently use the suggestions of the default search engine with the one-click buttons through keyboard navigation, but that is not very discoverable.

Comment 1

[(inactive) Nihanth Subramanya [:nhnt11]]

What do you think about dragging a suggestion and dropping it onto a one-off button to search for it with a particular engine?

Not too discoverable I guess. Just a though.

Comment 3

[fireattack [:fireattack]]

Any updates? 

Maybe we can learn from Chrome's implementation:

Firstly you type a keyword for alternative search engine, then press "tab" to enter the temporary non-default search mode. After that, you can just type in your search keywords, the suggestion/auto-completion will appear below like the default engine.

It's is intuitive for me, and the better thing is the whole process can be done with keyboard only.

Comment 4

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Moving to p3 because no activity for at least 1 year(s).
See https://github.com/mozilla/bug-handling/blob/master/policy/triage-bugzilla.md#how-do-you-triage for more information

Comment 5

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Moving to p3 because no activity for at least 1 year(s).
See https://github.com/mozilla/bug-handling/blob/master/policy/triage-bugzilla.md#how-do-you-triage for more information

Comment 6

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

The address bar already has this capability. The separate search bar doesn't, hence clarifying the summary.