[Bug 1195367] [NEW] Firefox about:home doesn't work right when set with ubuntu-defaults-builder

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I used ubuntu-defaults-builder to attempt to set Firefox's homepage to
the default since I think it looks better and is more functional than
Ubuntu's about:startpage.

However, it's not quite the same. You can verify by entering about:home
in the browser address field and then compare with the page you get when
you click the Home button in the toolbar.

- Search doesn't work
- None of the buttons on the bottom of the page (Downloads, History, Settings, etc.) work
- The dynamic text under the Google search widget doesn't show up (It's easy to customize your Firefox exactly the way you want it. or Thanks for choosing Firefox! To get the most out of your browser, learn more about the latest features.)

I have verified this issue with Saucy's Firefox 22 and 23.

See the packaging diff at
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-gnome-default-settings/13.10.1

And I'll attach the customized distribution.ini.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: firefox 23.0~b1+build1-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/lib/firefox/distribution/distribution.ini]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-7.15-generic 3.9.7
Uname: Linux 3.9.0-7-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  rachel    17488 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130626174122
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Thu Jun 27 11:38:53 2013
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-14 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130613)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.2.1 dev wlan0  proto static
 192.168.2.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.2.3  metric 9
MarkForUpload: True
Plugins:
 Gnome Shell Integration - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libgnome-shell-browser-plugin.so (gnome-shell)
 iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so (rhythmbox-mozilla)
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=23.0/20130626174122
RelatedPackageVersions:
 gnome-shell       3.8.3-2ubuntu1
 rhythmbox-mozilla 2.99.1-0ubuntu1
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:

** Affects: ubufox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: ubuntu-gnome-default-settings (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed saucy third-party-packages
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Firefox about:home doesn't work right when set with ubuntu-defaults-builder
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1195367
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