776560 - in about:newtab page, bookmarklet called using smart keyword are not executed

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 728313

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Sandro Della Giustina]

I have noted this issue with release (14.0.1) and also with nightly.

When I try to execute a bookmarklet calling it by typing the associated smart keyword in my awesome bar, it is not executed if I am on the about:newtab page.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Save a bookmarklet in your bookmarks associating it a smart keyword. For example:
javascript:alert('Hello world!');
associated to hello keyword. 
2) type hello in your awesome bar. 

In any page, typing hello + Enter shows an alert saying you Hello world!, if you are in the about:newtab page it not works.

Comment 1

[Jan Moesen]

Late answer, but looks like a dupe of bug 728313 - "Bookmarklet fails on about:newtab".