[Bug 578281] [NEW] Add seach plugin for Baidu

[Michael Terry]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ubufox

Baidu is the leading search engine in China
(http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R5YM20100429) and growing given
Google's departure from China.  It will return results that are more
targeted and relevant to users based in China.

I'm attaching a search plugin xml file for Baidu, generated using some
information from OEM Service's communications with Baidu and looking at
the suggestion info used in https://addons.mozilla.org/en-
US/firefox/addon/9184/

The suggestion bit works, but not quick enough to suggest as you type...
If you type something in (>= 4 chars) and later backspace, you'll see
the cached suggestion results that FF received.  Not sure if I did
something wrong or if it's just slow.

Baidu told OEM Services that their name is natively spelled 百度一下 so I
used that.  Baidu's site is not translated into English, so I don't see
a compelling reason for the name to be the Englishy "Baidu" instead of
what a native speaker would presumably prefer.

This also uses Ubuntu's Baidu ID for searches (the cl=3&tn=ubuntuu_cb
bit).

Just drop the attached plugin into the searchplugins folder in ubufox.

** Affects: ubufox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
         Status: New

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Add seach plugin for Baidu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578281
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