2004788 - Ctrl/Cmd + Enter autocompletes and loads the text typed in new search box widget

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Search, defect, P1)

Description

[Petruta Horea [:phorea]]

Found in

• Firefox Nightly 147.0a1 2025-12-08;

Affected versions

• Firefox Nightly 147.0a1;

Affected platforms

• Windows 11;
• Ubuntu 24;
• macOS 15;

Unaffected platforms

• N/A;

Preconditions

• Set browser.search.widget.new to true in about:config
• Have the search bar added to the toolbar.

Steps to reproduce

1. Enter a domain name (eg. cnn, firefox) in the new search box and press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter.
2. Open search mode for any engine and enter another domain name, then press Ctrl / Cmd + Enter.

Expected result

• In both cases, the SERP for the requested string is opened (same as for legacy search bar).

Actual result

• Same as in address bar, the page navigates to the completed URL (https:// protocol, subdomain and TLD are added to the introduced string).

Regression range

• Not a regression.
• Not reproducible with the legacy search bar.

Comment 1

[Moritz Beier [:mbeier]]

Attachment: Bug 2004788 - Disable url canonization in new searchbar. r?dao

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/44b5254ceb13
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/0595ab223969
Disable url canonization in new searchbar. r=dao,urlbar-reviewers

Comment 3

[Cristian Tuns]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/0595ab223969

Comment 4

[Petruta Horea [:phorea]]

Verified as fixed on Nightly 148.0a1 2025-12-18 across platforms.