1213066 - [lo] Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Lao.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: lo / Lao, defect)

Description

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

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

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. Saikeo Kavhanxay, 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. Saikeo Kavhanxay, 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 Lao 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. Saikeo Kavhanxay, 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, 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 Lao team and flod will be driving this bug to completion.

Comment 1

[Jeff Beatty [:gueroJeff]]

Hi Saikeo,

Could you take a look at this and provide a response?

Thanks,
Jeff

Comment 2

[Saikeo Kavhanxay]

Hi Jeff and all,

Sorry for the late response. Below is some information that you need.

The good list of search engines for Lao is Google.la (mobile version), Yahoo, Bing, Twitter, Wikipedia (slightly different to desktop, 32x32 icon), facebook and punlao.com.

And please include search engines from desktop version to mobile version if there is no permission.

If you need any additional information please let me know.

Thanks,
Saikeo

Comment 3

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to Saikeo Kavhanxay from comment #2)
> The good list of search engines for Lao is Google.la (mobile version),
> Yahoo, Bing, Twitter, Wikipedia (slightly different to desktop, 32x32 icon),
> facebook and punlao.com.

Facebook is not an option, you can't search on the website without an account and being logged in.

If you want to add punlao.com, you need to get in touch with them and get permission and icons. Before doing that though, I'd like to understand what the website is, the kind of audience, etc. (it's also extremely slow from my connection).

> And please include search engines from desktop version to mobile version if
> there is no permission.

I don't think I understand you here, there is no desktop version of Firefox for Lao.

Comment 4

[Saikeo Kavhanxay]

Ok. Please add the following search engines for Firefox Mobile for Lao.

1. Google.la
2. Bing
3. Yahoo
4. Twitter
5. Wikipedia

Comment 5

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Attachment: bug1224261v2.patch

User amazon-in and yahoo-in already shipping in hi-IN, Urdu version of Wikipedia.

Comment 6

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Comment on attachment 8719818 [details]
bug1224261v2.patch

Wrong bug.

Comment 7

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Attachment: bug1213066.patch

Comment 8

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Thanks, landed.
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/lo/rev/819cdf2a474e