Open Bug 1486837 Opened 6 years ago Updated 4 years ago

Remove the ability to set an opensearch engine as a default engine

Categories

(Firefox :: Search, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Search
Type:
enhancement

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People

(Reporter: mixedpuppy, Unassigned)

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Details

We will remove the ability to set an opensearch engine as a default engine. They will remain usable as a one-off search via the urlbar UI.
We should probably think about making sure @site search-term works for them as well.
What does this mean exactly? Will opensearch engines be automatically converted to webextensions (like bug 1486820)? What is the goal of this change?
A public announcement regarding this change will be sent out at a later date (soon).
Summary: make opensearch engines only work as one-off searches → Ensure that only WebExtension APIs can set currentEngine/ defaultEngine
Priority: -- → P2
No longer blocks: 1517486
Component: General → Search
Priority: P2 → --
Product: WebExtensions → Firefox
Summary: Ensure that only WebExtension APIs can set currentEngine/ defaultEngine → remove the ability to set an opensearch engine as a default engine
Priority: -- → P3

(In reply to Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer] from comment #3)

A public announcement regarding this change will be sent out at a later date
(soon).

Can you, please, point me the link to the public announcement?

I've missed it and i would like to understand the reasons to drop OpenSearch (anything to do with privacy?)...

tks

Flags: needinfo?(mdeboer)

There has been nothing sent out yet, not planned for the short-term.

Severity: normal → N/A
Flags: needinfo?(mdeboer)
Summary: remove the ability to set an opensearch engine as a default engine → Remove the ability to set an opensearch engine as a default engine

Has even a single user requested this? What benefit does it serve?

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