1477942 - (quantumbar) [meta] A modular re-implementation of the Awesomebar results list

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Address Bar, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer]]

We want to provide a better search experience to Firefox users, among both local and remote sources, but the current address bar architecture is an obstacle to our plan. We can implement a new architecture in parallel, that will allow us to experiment and release new features sooner, without disrupting users in the meanwhile.

This bug tracks that work. It'll be sub-divided into three parallel tracks: model, controller and view. Each with their own tracking/ meta bug and bug breakdown.

Comment 1

[David Bruant]

The Google Docs URL is not open to the public
Can it be open?

Thanks ^^

Comment 2

[Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer]]

(In reply to David Bruant from comment #1)
> The Google Docs URL is not open to the public
> Can it be open?
> 
> Thanks ^^

Done!

Comment 3

[David Bruant]

(In reply to Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer] from comment #2)
> (In reply to David Bruant from comment #1)
> > The Google Docs URL is not open to the public
> > Can it be open?
> > 
> > Thanks ^^
> 
> Done!

<3

Comment 4

[Will]

Would UI/UX please consider this feature request/issue for Quantum Bar https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1511219

(I'm not sure if this is the correct bug to post this, if so apologies and where is the appropriate place to post this?)

Comment 5

[Drew Willcoxon :adw]

(In reply to Will from comment #4)

Would UI/UX please consider this feature request/issue for Quantum Bar
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1511219

We have an experiment planned that shrinks the popup back down to the width of the input. It will not be part of the first release of quantumbar, and since it's an experiment it may not end up becoming part of Firefox, but it is something that UX is thinking about.

Comment 6

[Will]

(In reply to Drew Willcoxon :adw from comment #5)

(In reply to Will from comment #4)

Would UI/UX please consider this feature request/issue for Quantum Bar
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1511219

We have an experiment planned that shrinks the popup back down to the width of the input. It will not be part of the first release of quantumbar, and since it's an experiment it may not end up becoming part of Firefox, but it is something that UX is thinking about.

Is there anything about this that's available to the public? If so, could you share the links?

Comment 7

[Verdi [:verdi] Best to slack me]

(In reply to Will from comment #6)

Is there anything about this that's available to the public? If so, could you share the links?

Hi Will,
This is what we're thinking https://mozilla.invisionapp.com/share/X7RLJ3HH45C#/screens/358723135_Searching - still lots of work to do.

Comment 8

[Will]

(In reply to Verdi [:verdi] NI or PM me from comment #7)

(In reply to Will from comment #6)

Is there anything about this that's available to the public? If so, could you share the links?

Hi Will,
This is what we're thinking https://mozilla.invisionapp.com/share/X7RLJ3HH45C#/screens/358723135_Searching - still lots of work to do.

I think that looks fantastic, much better than the current full-width popup. I really hope it ends up shipping :)

Comment 9

[rugk]

BTW when planning this, please consider how WebExtensions would possibly like/want to extend the functionality. See bug 1542358 for some use cases, that I had problems to implement with the current URL bar.

Comment 10

[Lina Butler [:lina]]

(In reply to rugk from comment #9)

BTW when planning this, please consider how WebExtensions would possibly like/want to extend the functionality.

That's an explicit goal for the new implementation! 😄

Comment 11

[Simon]

moz_inputhistory in places.sqlite stays empty / not updated when using quantumbar, is this getting canned or just buggy? (68b6)