1287420 - Insufficient search results terms emphasis/highlight in autocomplete popup result list

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P3)

Description

[Stefan Plewako [:stef]]

Relatively light search results terms emphasis/highlight (bold font after bug 1273943) is not easily noticeable/soaks in, especially with part word matches among diverse results.

Comment 2

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

I think that was exactly the reasoning behind it, it should be visible when you are actively looking for it, but should disappear otherwise.
Note you can "easily" change the hilight using a userChrome.css hack, you could even make it flashing red :)

Let's see what Stephen thinks.

Comment 3

[Stefan Plewako [:stef]]

(In reply to Marco Bonardo [::mak] (Away 6-20 Aug) from comment #2)
> I think that was exactly the reasoning behind it, it should be visible when
> you are actively looking for it, but should disappear otherwise.

The problem is, it is not really visible if I'm actively looking for it with part word matches among diverse results.

> Note you can "easily" change the hilight using a userChrome.css hack, you
> could even make it flashing red :)

This method seems unsupported so please don't suggest using it.

Comment 4

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

(In reply to Stefan Plewako [:stef] from comment #3)
> This method seems unsupported so please don't suggest using it.

Why do you say that? It is as supported as changing non-exposed options in about:config.

Comment 5

[ephbase-moz]

I don't know how it is on a mac, but I posted a win7 screenshot (https://bug1291323.bmoattachments.org/attachment.cgi?id=8776986), in urls, it is almost imperceptible

Comment 6

[Stefan Plewako [:stef]]

(In reply to Marco Bonardo [::mak] (Away 6-20 Aug) from comment #4)
> (In reply to Stefan Plewako [:stef] from comment #3)
> > This method seems unsupported so please don't suggest using it.
> 
> Why do you say that? It is as supported as changing non-exposed options in
> about:config.

As I have heard from Mozilla developers dismissing concerns and feedback that way, changing non-exposed options via about:config or other way is also not supported and shouldn't be considered as valid solution.

Comment 7

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

indeed it's not officially supported and you won't get a bug fixed if it's caused by your changes, still not a valid reason to not use it, if it improves your life.

Comment 8

[Stefan Plewako [:stef]]

Maybe it helps developers close eyes on problems but it doesn't improve users lives in the long run.