1361250 - [lo] Search engine setup for Firefox for Lao

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: lo / Lao, enhancement)

Description

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

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

We'll do this in three phases: First, the localization team and flod (Francesco Lodolo) will look at the market for the language and come up with a good set of search providers. Saikeo, we'll need your input on this. The guidelines for making recommendations are found on <https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n:Firefox/Productization>. 

We currently use this set for en-US, to which we can fall back in the case of lacking localized alternatives:
Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Amazon, DuckDuckGo, Twitter, Wikipedia

After we decided on a particular search engine, flod will contact the owner and ask for permission and for specifics, like proper search flags. Saikeo, we'll likely need your help to at least get the owner's contact information.

Once we have a specification on what the search engines for Lao should look like, flod 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, 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 flod. The data here is sensitive to users and our search partners, thus requiring extra care here.

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

Comment 1

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

I've checked Fennec and you're shipping with the default search engines, the only difference is Wikipedia (lo.wikipedia.org).

The initial list would be:
* Google
* Yahoo
* Bing
* DuckDuckGo
* Wikipedia (lo)

@Saikeo
Is Amazon popular where you live? I doubt we should use the US version in case.

Same question for Twitter: is it popular? Does it make sense to include it or should we keep it out?

Comment 2

[Saikeo Kavhanxay]

Amazon is not popular in Laos, but you can include it if you want.

And yes for Twitter. Please include Twitter for initial list search engines.

Comment 3

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Thanks. Note that this is still far from resolved ;-)

Comment 4

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Sorry, I forgot one piece. I need the translation in Lao for 'Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia'.

The translation should be similar to the one you see here
https://lo.wikipedia.org/static/images/project-logos/lowiki.png

Can you put your translation here in the bug?

I'll add Twitter and keep out Amazon, no point in adding it.

Comment 5

[Saikeo Kavhanxay]

Below is my translation for 'Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia':

'Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia' = 'ວິກິພີເດຍ, ສາລານຸກົມເສລີ'

Comment 6

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to Saikeo Kavhanxay from comment #5)
> Below is my translation for 'Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia':
> 
> 'Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia' = 'ວິກິພີເດຍ, ສາລານຸກົມເສລີ'

Great, thanks for the super quick turn-around.

Comment 7

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Attachment: Bug 1361250 - [lo] Search engine setup for Firefox for Lao

Review commit: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/135398/diff/#index_header
See other reviews: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/135398/

Comment 8

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Comment on attachment 8863609 [details]
Bug 1361250 - [lo] Search engine setup for Firefox for Lao

https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/135398/#review138504

Comment 9

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/da2d1fb073e6
[lo] Search engine setup for Firefox for Lao r=mkaply

Comment 10

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/da2d1fb073e6