442901 - [is] Search engines setup for Firefox 3 for Icelandic.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: is / Icelandic, defect)

Description

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

We want to ship Firefox 3 a good list of search engines for Icelandic. 

We're going to work towards this in three phases. First, the localization team and Mic (Michal Berman) will look at the market for the language and come up with a good set of search providers. Kristján, we'll need your input on this, the guidelines for making recommendations are on http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_web_services_guidelines. 

For en-US, we currently use this set, to which we can fall back in the case of lacking localized alternatives:
Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Answers, CC, eBay, Wikipedia

After we decided on a particular search engine, Mic will contact the owner and ask for permission, and for specifics like proper search flags. undefined, we'll likely need your help to at least get the contact information.

Once we have a specification on what the searchengines for Icelandic should look like, the localization team and Axel will work on an implementation on that. This should happen by the localization team creating and attaching patches for the desired changes, and requesting review from Axel. After a successful review, the localization team will land them.

Please don't commit any modifications in l10n/is/browser/searchplugins to the cvs repository without a patch reviewed by Axel or someone else appointed by Mic. The data here is sensitive to users and our search partners, thus the extra care here.

Comment 1

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

The main search engines used by Icelandairs would be:

The Icelandic version of Google (This is the most popular)
http://google.is

And the Icelandic search engine:
http://leit.is

But the default en-US set is also ok.

Comment 2

[Mic Berman]

google.is - it will redirect automatically (i believe) so we dont' need to do anything special there

for leti.is - checked them out, they look like a good user experience (simple) and like the rank icelandic based results higher which is good. We can certainly add them

would you suggest all en-YS defatuls + leit.is or in replacement of something?

google
yahoo
amazon
answers
CC
ebay
wikipedia.is

note i added the Icelandic version of wikipedia http://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fors%C3%AD%C3%B0a

Comment 3

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

Yes I think the default en-US defaults + leit.is would be good.

Comment 4

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

OK, then we'll need permission from leit.is to include them into our build, and a specification which search paramaters they'd like us to use.

Then we can move this over to implementation.

Comment 5

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Attachment: change wikipedia for is.wikipedia.org (landed)

Kristjan, this patch moves over from en.wikipedia.org to is.wikipedia.org. I'm not sure if you're good with doing a review on this, but I don't want to just land the stuff without your consent.

Comment 6

[Mic Berman]

Kristjan - I will email leit.is for permission and ask question on search parameters
Pike - won't we need to have them actually do the plug-in build?

Comment 7

[Mic Berman]

also - i recently found http://www.finna.is/  but i'm not really sure what they search?

Comment 8

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

I'd rather do the actual searchplugin on our side according to their specs.

Comment 9

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

Axel - I am ok with the is.wikipedia.org patch.

Mic -  I didn't know about http://finna.is. I took a look at it, The main search searches in a list of Icelandic companies, something like the yellow pages. It also has a web search which seems to be using Google.

There is also http://ja.is which is the complete Icelandic phone book and yellow pages on the web. But I don't know if that would fit in with the search engines?

Comment 10

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Comment on attachment 328512 [details] [diff] [review]
change wikipedia for is.wikipedia.org (landed)

Noting the review. This patch is now landed,

Checking in list.txt;
/l10n/l10n/is/browser/searchplugins/list.txt,v  <--  list.txt
new revision: 1.2; previous revision: 1.1
done
RCS file: /l10n/l10n/is/browser/searchplugins/wikipedia-is.xml,v
done
Checking in wikipedia-is.xml;
/l10n/l10n/is/browser/searchplugins/wikipedia-is.xml,v  <--  wikipedia-is.xml
initial revision: 1.1
done

Kristjan, please update your working copy to catch up on this change? 

cvs update -PAd

in is/browser/searchplugins will do the trick.

Comment 11

[Mic Berman]

from comment #6, I am still awaiting a response. Kristjan, if you have any contacts there we can call please LMK so we can move this along quickly.I emailed their general information address. 

Comment 12

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

Their Icelandic page lists these contact email addresses:

General: leit(at)leit.is
Managing director: pall(at)leit.is
Marketing manager: geir(at)leit.is
Project lead: kristjan(at)leit.is

You might want to try emailing one of these addresses.

Comment 13

[Mic Berman]

received permission from Kristján Örn Elíasson and from Baldur Kristinsson in an email yesterday of leit.is, parameters are ok for from=fx3

Comment 14

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Attachment: add leit.is plugin

Implement plugin for leit.is, with from=fx3 parameter. Kristjan, it'd be cool if you could review this.

Comment 15

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

Ok reviewed the leit.is plugin, it looks good to me.

I however don't seem to have permission to change the review to +

Comment 16

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Comment on attachment 332371 [details] [diff] [review]
add leit.is plugin

Denoting Kristjan's review and landed, 

Checking in leit-is.xml;
/l10n/l10n/is/browser/searchplugins/leit-is.xml,v  <--  leit-is.xml
initial revision: 1.1
done
Checking in list.txt;
/l10n/l10n/is/browser/searchplugins/list.txt,v  <--  list.txt
new revision: 1.3; previous revision: 1.2
done

Kristjan, I have beefed up your bugzilla priviledges, please use them wisely. This is really for you to be able to handle your localization's bugs more than anything else.

Comment 17

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Marking FIXED per previous check-in.

Kristjan, could you test an upcoming nightly and verify that the search engines are as laid out and work as expected? If so, change the bug resolution to VERIFIED to indicate that? Thanks.

Comment 18

[Kristján Bjarni Guðmundsson]

Tested the nightly version. The search engines work as expected.

Marking VERIFIED.