1123718 - [my] Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Burmese.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: my / Burmese, defect)

Description

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

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

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. Tin, 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. Tin, 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 Burmese 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. Tin, 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 Burmese team and flod will be driving this bug to completion.

Comment 1

[Tin Aung Lin]

We have no particular search provider for Burmese yeah.
We are good to go with en-US search engines for Fennec.

Comment 2

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Using the same list of en-US would mean

amazondotcom
bing
google
twitter
wikipedia
yahoo

Looks like Wikipedia has a Burmese version at http://my.wikipedia.org/, so we can use it.

For Amazon: does it make sense to keep the English version of switch to amazon.in?

Comment 3

[Tin Aung Lin]

Please use Burmese Wikipedia Version.

amazondotcom
bing
google
twitter
wikipedia(Burmese)
yahoo

We are good to go.(y)

Comment 4

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to tinaunglinn from comment #3)
> We are good to go.(y)

Sorry to ask again but I want to be sure: what about amazon.com vs amazon.in?

Comment 5

[Tin Aung Lin]

Never Mind Mr.Flod;

Here in Myanmar, there is no payment method for international purchase and shipment yet!
From my point of view, amazon.com is better for reference use.

amazondotcom(amazon.com)
bing
google
twitter
wikipedia(Burmese)
yahoo

Comment 6

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Skipping patch+review, we're basically using English defaults
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/my/rev/53e2556ec81f

I also removed an obsolete folder on Mercurial (/mobile/xul), since it's reported on the Dashboard and won't be removed by Pootle.
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/my/rev/da6478b09010

Speaking of dashboard, you might want to fix this string (you lost the variable "%S" in the translation)
http://mozilla.locamotion.org/my/mobile/translate/mobile/overrides/appstrings.properties.po#unit=5969723

Comment 7

[arky [:arky]]

(Darn, Commented too late ! ) 

Adding some background information here. Not sure if that has any impact. 

Mynamar/Burma has economic sanctions that effectively prevents large businesses from operating in this country. Recent political changes has eased some of the restrictions but I am not sure if the sanctions are removed.

Comment 8

[Tin Aung Lin]

Still. No paypal, no visa, no reliable custom process.
Recently stuck 5 FirefoxOS phone in the Custom and have no way to get out of it because I am no big deal.

STILL.