Closed Bug 782562 Opened 12 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Unify quicksearch bookmarks and search plugins

Categories

(Firefox :: Search, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Search
Version:
16 Branch
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 648398

People

(Reporter: from_bugzilla3, Unassigned)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [fxsearch]) 

At present, Firefox essentially contains two different, partially-overlapping implementations of the same thing:

Search Plugins provide an OpenSearch-based way to specify search engines for the address bar and search box, but don't appear in the AwesomeBar drop-down when they match.

Quicksearch Bookmarks provide a way to specify search engines for the address bar which makes it easy to create your own quickly, but they don't appear in the search box.

I think Firefox is long overdue for a single search implementation which is:
- Based on OpenSearch but has a GUI for creating new entries in the simple, common case.
- Compatible with the search box while still appearing in the AwesomeBar results list
Blocks: 782563
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: x86_64 → All
Severity: normal → enhancement
Priority: -- → P3
Whiteboard: [fxsearch]
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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