Open Bug 1659811 Opened 4 years ago Updated 9 months ago

Bookmark keywords should enter search mode

Categories

(Firefox :: Address Bar, task, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Address Bar
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
task
Points:
3

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox79 --- unaffected
firefox80 --- unaffected
firefox81 --- affected

People

(Reporter: muirpablo, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

Bookmark keyword does not create a shortcut.

Environment
tested on Windows 10
81.0a1 20200818092452

Steps
-Launch firefox
-Visit any website
-bookmark website
-Press control B
-right click on site, select properties
-insert keyword
-type keyword on megabar and then press spacebar.

Actual Result
search shortcut is not shown in megabar

Expected Result
search shortcut should be shown

Thanks, this is indeed the plan, but it looks like we don't have a bug yet for it. This can be it.

Blocks: urlbar-searchshortcuts
Severity: -- → S3
Type: defect → task
Points: --- → 3
Priority: -- → P2
Summary: Bookmark keyword does not create a search shortcut → Bookmark keywords should enter search mode

I'm not sure if it's worth doing this, considered we have in the plans to convert bookmark keywords to custom search engines and at that point it should just work. see Bug 1653261.

Depends on: 1653261
Priority: P2 → P3
Blocks: 1667639
No longer blocks: 1667639
See Also: → 1667639
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