87951 - search menulist always drops down when typing in URLbar

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 84809

(SeaMonkey :: Autocomplete, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

not sure if this should be in the Search or the URLbar component. also couldn't
quite find an existing bug for this after a few queries. punt as needed.

see this using 2001.06.26.0x-branch comm bits, as well as my 6/25 mozilla trunk
build on linux.

i have the following prefs turned off:

* Smart Browsing panel: "Enable Internet keywords" is deselected.
* Smart Browsing panel: "Enable location bar autocomplete" is deselected.

however, when i go to the URLbar and start typing [either by clicking and
editing what's there, or via accel+L and start typing], an [mostly] empty
droplist [menulist] always appears.

also, at the bottom of droplist, there's an item for "Search <...>" where <...>
is the currently selected Default Search Engine [seen in the Internet Search
pref panel].

on linux and winnt, the droplist has a ~1.5 line-high empty region above the
"Search <...>" line. however, this empty region isn't there on mac. will attach
screenshots soon.

why is this occurring? is there another pref i forgot to set?

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

forgot to add: i wouldn't expect to see any droplist if autocomplete were turned
off... unless the thing here is that Search is Always On with respect to the
URLbar? [i wish it weren't --users should just use the Search button for that.
:) and this bug occurs whether or not i've got the Search button in the
toolbar...]

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

Attachment: linux screenshot [win32 looks similar]

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

Attachment: mac screenshot

Comment 4

[Brandon Hume]

Just to add: If you open a new window instance, the "empty area" will not 
appear (is the empty-area a separate bug?).  The Search dropdown still appears,
however.

Comment 5

[Claudius Gayle]

1st, let's focus. The empty space above the search line is another
bug. see 'blank' and 'autocomplete'. There are/were several bugs,
the current incarnation was filed by jrgm and captures the behavior
nicely.

2nd. This bug. You see this behavior because none of those prefs
have anything to do with that search feature. There is no way to turn
it off (insert evil laugh).

It sounds like you'd expect the autocomplete pref to control this as
well or at least have independent control of the dropdown search.
This all sounds like an RFE. Comments? Questions? Morph bug?

ps sairuh "using hte search button for that" forces us to assume/
rely on the search button being there and forces one to use the mouse.

Comment 6

[Alec Flett]

I think this might be hewitt's

Comment 7

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

claudius: thx for the info! pity about not being able to turn off the search
thang *sigh*. good point about the Search button, tho'...

so, i'll send this over to hewitt/autocomplete...for the nonce.

Comment 8

[Joe Hewitt (gone)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 84809 ***

Comment 9

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

v

Comment 10

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** Bug 91549 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***