[Bug 526453] Re: resets default selection search provider when search box is not in toolbar

[Draycen DeCator]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
- steps to reproduce:
+ Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid):
  
- * start a clean new firefox profile
- * notice the default search provider is yahoo in the search box
- * select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "search yahoo for YourText"
- * set the search provider to google in the search box
- * select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "search google for YourText"
- * go to view-toolbars-customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar
- * select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "search yahoo for YourText" (i'd expect google here)
- * go to view-toolbars-customize and drag the search box into your toolbar
- * notice google is selected as default search provider
- * select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "search google for YourText"
+ 1. Start with a clean Firefox profile
+ 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box
+ 3. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Yahoo for <YourText>"
+ 4. Set the search provider to Google in the search box
+ 5. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Google for <YourText>"
+ 6. Go to View -> Toolbars -> Customize and drag the search box out of the toolbar
+ 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Yahoo for <YourText>" (should be Google now)
+ 8. Go to View -> Toolbars -> Customize and drag the search box into your toolbar
+ 9. Notice Google is selected as default search provider
+ 10. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice the item "Search Google for <YourText>"
+ 
+ This is due to Firefox using the user-set engine when the search bar is
+ present, but using the default engine (which cannot be changed by the
+ user), when the search bar is removed.
+ 
+ Confirmed on:
+ Ubuntu 10.04 (Firefox 3.6)
+ Ubuntu 9.10 (Firefox 3.7)
+ Windows Vista (Firefox 3.6)
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Feb 23 14:40:42 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  FirefoxPackages:
-  firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
-  firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
-  firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
-  abroswer N/A
-  abrowser-branding N/A
+  firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
+  firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
+  firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
+  abroswer N/A
+  abrowser-branding N/A
  Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_US.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_US.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
  SourcePackage: firefox
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64

** Summary changed:

- resets default selection search provider when search box is not in toolbar
+ Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present

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Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526453
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