214528 - Search Bar UI

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: Toolbars and Customization, defect, P3)

Description

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Search Bar in new profiles defaults to "find in page" - should default to Google
search. Also, add a keybinding to pop open the engine switcher, e.g. Ctrl+Down
Arrow.

Comment 1

[Martin Alderson]

I'd like that too. If I want to use page search its easier to just hit Ctrl + F.

Comment 2

[Pham]

This would be nice for 0.7 because often, when getting new builds, I search for
something and keep pressing enter and no feedback and realize I forgot to switch
to Google. 

If you just had Google and no Find in this Page like Safari would be better
because someone might switch to Google to Find in this Page and trying to Google
but forgot they're on Find in This page and get mad because of no feedback

maybe for Search Bar UI you could add feedback for Find in This Page toolbar
since  find in this page window gives feedback

Comment 3

[Blake Ross]

I made Google the default.

Comment 4

[General Beel]

This would be as natural as your fingers...I keep hitting the ctrl+down arrow
button after every ctrl+k...wishing it could work in 0.7...

Comment 5

[Gids Goldberg]

I think users shouldn't have to manually delete files to remove search plugins
from Firebird. A better solution would be to add a context menu with a delete
option to the search bar drop down menu. 

Comment 6

[Steffen Wilberg]

> Also, add a keybinding to pop open the engine switcher, e.g. Ctrl+Down
> Arrow.
Pierre implemented this a while back.

Comment 7

[Neil Jenkins]

Unless there are any other search bar UI issues this bug should be marked fixed.
Both Ctrl+Down/Up and the Google default have been implemented.

The only other thing I can think of relating to this is that a method of
removing search engines from the browser without deleting the files from your
Firefox folder is needed for non power users.

Comment 8

[Unknown W. Brackets]

I think bug 176675 is related, because it deals with dragging text to the search
box and automatically searching. (I would say that bug is blocking this one, but
what do I know?)

-[Unknown]

Comment 9

[Pham]

what is not fixed here?

Comment 10

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

I don't know of any further planned changes here. Marking fixed.