1411112 - [ltg] Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Latgalian

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: ltg / Latgalian, enhancement)

Description

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

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

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. Locale team, 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 in the cases where it's needed, and for specifics like proper search flags. Locale team, if this is needed 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 your locale should look like, Delphine and the localization team will work on an implementation on that. Delphine will create and attach patches for the desired changes and get them reviewed. After a successful review, :delphine will land them. Locale team, if you're interested, you could create the patches, too. You'd ask :delphine for review on those before landing. 

Please don't commit any modifications in browser/searchplugins to the hg repository without a patch reviewed by Delphine 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 locale team and Delphine will be driving this bug to completion.

Comment 1

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

Hi Dainis, can you let me know which search plugins you'd like me to include please? thanks!

Comment 2

[Dainis]

Please include this set:
Google (mobile version), Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, Twitter, Wikipedia
without localization.

Comment 3

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

(In reply to Dainis from comment #2)
> Wikipedia without localization.

Any reason to not use a localized version? I see ltg.wikipedia.org exists, and the desktop version uses lv.wikipedia.org

Comment 4

[Dainis]

OK! Than, if you can, set to:
google.lv, yahoo.com, https://www.bing.com/?cc=lv, amazon.co.uk, twitter.com, ltg.wikipedia.org

Comment 5

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

A few comments: 
* we can't add google.lv, just "google" and let it do the language redirect
* same applies for bong
I'll work on this shortly, thanks!

Comment 6

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

Attachment: Bug 1411112 - Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Latgalian,

Review commit: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/193698/diff/#index_header
See other reviews: https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/193698/

Comment 7

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

Attachment: bug1411112.patch

Comment 8

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Comment on attachment 8922587 [details] [diff] [review]
bug1411112.patch

Review of attachment 8922587 [details] [diff] [review]:
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Also landed directly
https://hg.mozilla.org/l10n-central/ltg/rev/3d60ee2c47cf5d16c19b0221289d3618ebaca353

Comment 9

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Comment on attachment 8922584 [details]
Bug 1411112 - Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Latgalian,

https://reviewboard.mozilla.org/r/193698/#review198908

I'll file a follow up to use ltg.wikipedia.org on desktop too

Comment 10

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/544c6d77d9bf
Search engine setup for Firefox Mobile for Latgalian, r=flod

Comment 11

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/544c6d77d9bf