[Bug 232183] Re: Input/Textbox context menu should provide ??Search [current search engine] for "[selected text]"?? menu item.

[Alexander Sack]

On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 11:55:10AM -0000, kbit wrote:
> Well, yes, a lot can be done in an extension.
> 
> But, please, what is a proper reason to not have this in the default
> install?
> 
> You would not put the "Go" button into an extension, telling people "You can hit Return instead, anyway!", would you?
> Or the search box itself... clearly an extension outsourcing candidate, no? You can use the address bar to go to google, yahoo, wikipedia etc. and search from there.
> 
> Therefore, please tell me: Why should some highlighted text be searchable, and some other not? Just because it's in an input box? Is the first more equal than the second?)
> That's plain bad usability.
> 

The process to get firefox add new features has quite requirements, as
otherwise firefox would become a feature bloated app. So usually this
means if you want a new feature, you need to have a damn good argument
or have to drop another feature.

anyway, the right procedure for new features it to lobby for it in
forums.mozillazine.org and if you get lots of cheering there, open an
enhancement bug in bugzilla.mozilla.org and point to the mozillazin
cheering there.

 status invalid

 - Alexander

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Input/Textbox context menu should provide »Search [current search engine] for "[selected text]"« menu item.
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