Search in address bar cannot be fully disabled
Categories
(Firefox :: Address Bar, defect, P3)
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(Reporter: klar, Unassigned)
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(Depends on 1 open bug)
Details
(Keywords: privacy)
Steps to reproduce:
We use a policies.json file in Firefox ESR 102.3 on desktop OS containing:
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"Preferences": {
"ui.key.menuAccessKeyFocuses": false,
"browser.fixup.alternate.enabled": false,
"browser.urlbar.suggest.searches": false,
"keyword.enabled": false,
[...]
"SearchBar": "separate",
"SearchSuggestEnabled": false,
[...]
so our users can only enter valid URLs via address bar and search via search bar.
We encounter a bug when we set the focus to the address bar.
Actual results:
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The displayed text in the address bar says "search with XY or enter address".
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If you hit enter after typing "https:/", "https://", "http:/" or "http://" Firefox sends the string to the default search engine.
Expected results:
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The text inside the address bar could say "enter address" when its focused since the policies disable search functionality.
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Nothing should ever be forwarded to the search engine.
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Comment 1•2 years ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::Address Bar' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
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Comment 2•2 years ago
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The severity field is not set for this bug.
:adw, could you have a look please?
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Comment 3•2 years ago
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(In reply to klar from comment #0)
- The displayed text in the address bar says "search with XY or enter address".
This is a duplicate of bug 1579458
- If you hit enter after typing "https:/", "https://", "http:/" or "http://" Firefox sends the string to the default search engine.
This is indeed wrong, it happens for protocols, so the privacy impact should be limited. We have a couple similar bugs: Bug 1489853, Bug 1591175
These likely all have a similar underlying cause.
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Updated•2 years ago
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