Localized Search in Firefox Search Box
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Project Name
Localized Search in Firefox Search Box
Project Description
Firefox features a search box that can be customized to work with different search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, etc.). Most websites have their own search facilities, but the location of the search box on the page varies considerably. This project creates a mechanism for Firefox to pick up a web site's search mechanism and make it accessible to the user through the Firefox search box so that users have a consistent place to look for site-specific search.
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Project Details
Release Target for v.01
- Research how the search extension currently works in the Firefox browser.
- Use a mechanism similar to RSS Autodiscovery, which utilizes the <link> tag from HTML and XHTML to identify a site's syndication feed, and determine whether or not a web site presently employs search functionality.
- Output a diagnostic message to standard out (the terminal window) indicating the presence or absence of search functionality.
Release Target for v.02
- Load the new localized search extension into the Firefox browser.
Resources:
Search Service: Code Design - Automatic Detection
SearchLoad Options :: Firefox Add-ons
Project-Related Bugs
Bug 236587 - Allow bookmark keyword searches from the search bar
Bug 374268 – Quicksearch/keyword should be integrated into search engine manager
Bug 261124 – Textbox context menu should have "Add to Search Bar..."
Bug 360907 – Search current site with OpenSearch
Bug 408244 – show opensearch plugin availability same as feed availabilitiy
Bug 405443 – Making search engine discovery more discoverable
Bug 356332 – Select default search engine again after searching with another
Bug 384124 – Option to reset search bar engine to default when starting Firefox
