Open Bug 1616655 Opened 5 years ago Updated 3 years ago

revisit search default prompt logic for WebExtensions

Categories

(Firefox :: Search, task, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Search
Type:
task

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(Reporter: mconnor, Unassigned)

Details

Two pieces to re-assess 2.5 years later:

Allowing default engines to skip the prompt

This code skips prompting the user if the engine matches a built-in engine (and uses that engine)

This behaviour was originally added in bug 1378882 as a stopgap, and we left it intact.

Revisit when we should support is_default

Prior to bug 1397975 we didn't have a prompt at all, and it's not clear whether the currect dialog is effective at supporting/representing user choice, or if we should explore other flows, such as linking to the search preferences so users better understand how to change the setting.

Priority: -- → P3
Severity: normal → S3
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