Closed Bug 1519767 Opened 6 years ago Closed 6 years ago

search hand-off interacts poorly with bookmark keywords

Categories

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect, P1)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
New Tab Page
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1519713
Iteration:
66.3 - Jan 7 - 20
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox-esr60 --- unaffected
firefox64 --- unaffected
firefox65 --- unaffected
firefox66 --- affected

People

(Reporter: glob, Assigned: rrosario)

References

Details

(Keywords: uiwanted)

search hand-off results in unexpected actions if the search term happens trigger a keyword search.

steps:

  1. create a bookmark with a keyword "cheese"
  2. type "cheese" into the search box on the new tab page

expected:

  • a search is performed for "cheese"

actual:

  • focus is automatically shifted to the awesome bar
  • awesome bar parses request, which is different from new-tab's "this is always a search" outcome
  • the "cheese" bookmark is invoked

this hits me most often when i'm pasting text that i know i want to search for. muscle memory has me pasting and hitting return quickly. as i use the unified navigation+search bar the field on new-tab used to be my best option for "actually search for this text".

perhaps the text should be prefixed with ? when it is handed over to the awesome bar to force a search?

Summary: search hand-off interacts poorly with keywords → search hand-off interacts poorly with bookmark keywords

Prepending "? " sounds good to me. But see also Bug 1519713.

Iteration: --- → 66.3 - Jan 7 - 20
Keywords: uiwanted
Priority: -- → P2
Assignee: nobody → rrosario
Priority: P2 → P1

This will be fixed by Bug 1519713 Comment 5.

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 6 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Component: Activity Streams: Newtab → New Tab Page
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