Firefox/Projects/Always have option to Add Search: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
= Goals / Use Cases = | = Goals / Use Cases = | ||
* Always provide the ability to add a search engine for a specific site | * Always provide the ability to add a search engine for a specific site | ||
* If an engine isn't available | * Remove plugin auto-discovery and indicators during page load | ||
* | * If an engine isn't available create a plugin using a configurable default search engine (i.e. Google; using their site: query) | ||
** Possibly search the content for input[@type="search"] and use that to create the engine | |||
= Non Goals = | = Non Goals = | ||
* Automatically installing/caching engines discovered on the web ( | * Automatically installing/caching engines discovered on the web (à la chrome) | ||
= Design = | = Design = | ||
* | * Menu item in the engine menu to allow a site specific search to be added permanently | ||
= Bugs = | = Bugs = | ||
* {{bug|482229}} | |||
* {{bug|261124}} | * {{bug|261124}} | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 9 March 2009
Overview
Sprint lead: ryan
Sprinters: gavin, faaborg
- Description
- Instead of showing a notification when OpenSearch plugins are available on a page, always have an option in the SearchBar to add a search plugin. When no OpenSearch is available, create a keyword search or use Google Site Specific search.
Goals / Use Cases
- Always provide the ability to add a search engine for a specific site
- Remove plugin auto-discovery and indicators during page load
- If an engine isn't available create a plugin using a configurable default search engine (i.e. Google; using their site: query)
- Possibly search the content for input[@type="search"] and use that to create the engine
Non Goals
- Automatically installing/caching engines discovered on the web (à la chrome)
Design
- Menu item in the engine menu to allow a site specific search to be added permanently