** Description changed: Binary package hint: firefox Steps to reproduce (on Ubuntu Lucid): 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 + + 2. Notice the default search provider is Yahoo in the search box (just + to the right of the address bar) + + 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 from the drop- + down menu + + 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 into the customization window + + 7. Select some text on a page, right click on the selection and notice + the item "Search Yahoo for <YourText>" (should be Google still) + + 8. Go to View -> Toolbars -> Customize and drag the search box into your + toolbar, to the right of the address bar + 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>" + + 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 Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: 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
-- Firefox does not allow users to change the default search engine, unless the search bar is present https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526453 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
