703722 - Using a search term in the URL bar will show as a URL that's typed in the session history

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Pancake Graveyard :: Add-On, defect)

Description

[Naoki Hirata :nhirata (please use needinfo instead of cc)]

1. install pancake addon
2. point to test server : 8081
3. login
4. in the URL bar type in "tiger"
5. look at test server /test/sessions

Expected: type: suggestion
Actual: 
                "date": 1321645478440600, 
                "from_uuid": "2T7nZDmXRqUqgXiL+zG2VSC6zaU=", 
                "type": "typed", 
                "uri": "http://tiger/", 
                "uuid": "Q0/DQ0mLRPTTVGHzW0jUFZ5kTnU="

Comment 1

[maxim zhilyaev]

type FOOBAR in URL bar and do not choose nothing just press return - then the page you go to gets miss-classified as link, while it should be types or suggested. 
another variance of that - go to search bar and type some-stuff and hit return.
you end up on search result page and the history type is link again.

This happens because we may classify searches from url bar or search field as links inside the browser.  To be verified by mzhilyaev

Comment 2

[maxim zhilyaev]

When search is conducted from awesome bar or search window - places database records that as a "link" type visit.  addon can not change this, but perhaps we should file a bug for the browser - it should be "typped" or "suggested"