Closed Bug 349740 Opened 18 years ago Closed 17 years ago

"Open all searches in a new tab" UI

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(Firefox :: Search, enhancement)

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RESOLVED WONTFIX

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(Reporter: me, Unassigned)

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(Keywords: helpwanted, uiwanted)

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1b2) Gecko/20060822 BonEcho/2.0b2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1b2) Gecko/20060822 BonEcho/2.0b2

The only way right now to get Firefox to automatically open searches in the search bar in a new tab is in about:config or prefs.js, setting the browser.search.openintab to "true".  Adding a option for this in "Manage Search Engines..." would make it not nearly as impossible for a "average joe" to get searches to automatically open in a new tab.

Add something like this to the "Manage Search Engines" dialog:

[X] Open all searches in a new tab

Reproducible: Always
Summary: "Open all searches in a new tab" option → "Open all searches in a new tab" UI
Keywords: helpwanted, uiwanted
This is a patch proposal following opener idea, I will attach a screenshot
Attachment #255447 - Flags: ui-review?
Attachment #255447 - Flags: review?(gavin.sharp)
Attachment #255447 - Flags: ui-review? → ui-review?(mconnor)
Comment on attachment 255447 [details] [diff] [review]
Add a checkbox to the engine manager linked to "browser.search.openintab"

I don't really like the idea of adding yet another checkbox here. Perhaps this should be an option under the "Tabs" preference pane, or maybe we should have a "Search" section somewhere in the prefs (either it's own tab, or under "Advanced".  Or maybe this is just WONTFIX. Need a decision from beltzner or mconnor on this.
Attachment #255447 - Flags: review?(gavin.sharp)
IMHO, things should be coherent and we should avoid having some option in a panel and some in another one. So I think both "show search suggestions" and this option should be together, in option panel or in the SEM. 
 
Yes, that's what I was proposing. Sorry if it wasn't clear :)
IMO, this is a WONTFIX.  That pref was added for the search dialog, its not really something I think we need/want to keep supporting, let alone add UI for.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Attachment #255447 - Flags: ui-review?(mconnor)
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