897445 - Allow user to add multiple search providers (via OpenSearch)

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Browser, defect)

Description

[Ben Francis [:benfrancis]]

As a user I would like to add an additional search provider to my browser so I can get results from providers not shipped with the browser

A mozbrowseropensearch event was added in bug 883002 which makes it possible to tell the user when an OpenSearch provider is navigated to but we need UI to allow the user to add a provider.

Comment 1

[ffos-browser]

A Pivotal Tracker story has been created for this Bug: http://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/53951969

Comment 2

[Vivien Nicolas (:vingtetun) (:21) - (NOT reading bugmails, needinfo? please)]

I would like to move open search as a system data store. That would allow other apps to benefit from those as well.

See bug 898331.

Comment 3

[Kevin Grandon :kgrandon]

I have a working prototype of this in my 'content2' branch. I'm trying to get details on how/when it will land, and would gladly take this one assuming that we can land this code soon.

Comment 4

[Kevin Grandon :kgrandon]

It would be nice to have this for 1.2.

Comment 5

[Kevin Grandon :kgrandon]

Attachment: Prototype implementation

Here's a quick and dirty prototype implementing open search additions from the browser, and deletions from the settings app. In this prototype both actions are handled in the homescreen as an activity.

I would assume that the UI would need a lot more massaging before we could consider landing this. This was just to get the conversation started. Screenshots are in the linked pull request.

Comment 6

[Kevin Grandon :kgrandon]

Comment on attachment 783575 [details]
Prototype implementation

The future is uncertain, and rocketbar may be going away. Obsoleting this for now.

Comment 7

[(no longer active)]

Are we also planning to implement support for the OpenSearch API (window.external) in this bug?  I'm moving this API over to WebIDL in bug 983920 and would like to know if this bug covers adding support for this API in b2g as well, or if I need to file a follow-up bug for it.

Thanks!

Comment 9

[[e-mail]]

place keywords to whiteboard to display on foxfood-dashboard

Comment 10

[[e-mail]]

ouch I did a silly thing, the original is correct