Closed Bug 1681707 Opened 5 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Middle click search broken in search-bar

Categories

(Firefox :: Search, defect, P1)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Search
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox-esr78 --- unaffected
firefox83 --- unaffected
firefox84 --- unaffected
firefox85 --- verified

People

(Reporter: aflorinescu, Assigned: standard8)

References

(Regression)

Details

(Keywords: regression, Whiteboard: [fixed by bug 1681382])

[Suggested severity:]

S3

[Environment:]

Windows 10
Fx 85.0a1 2020-12-10

[Description:]

Using middle click on search bar/address bar suggestions should open the search +search results in a new tab.

[Steps:]
  1. Open firefox.
  2. Open about:preferences#search and enable search bar.
  3. Input a few chars into search bar to generate search suggestions.
  4. Middle click on one of the search suggestions.
[Actual Result:]

Nothing happens.

[Expected Result:]

A new tab opens with the search + search results list.

[Regression Range:]

Found commit message:
Bug 1680735 - Rename SearchTelemetry to SearchSERPTelemetry. r=daleharvey

I'm fixing this in bug 1681382 - I noticed it when I was doing those patches, there's a test being added there as well.

Assignee: nobody → standard8
No longer blocks: 1680735
Depends on: 1681382
Regressed by: 1680735
Has Regression Range: --- → yes
Severity: -- → S2
Priority: -- → P1
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
status-firefox85: affected → fixed
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Whiteboard: [fixed by bug 1681382]

The issue is verified fixed using the latest Fx85.0a1 - 2020-12-15 on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. Middle click correctly opens a new tab with the search result.

Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
status-firefox85: fixed → verified
Flags: qe-verify+
Flags: qe-verify+
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