default search engines are removed and readded (keywords wiped) with upgrade
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Mozilla Firefox |
Invalid
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Low
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Alexander Sack |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
I updated Karmic, which included upgrading Firefox from 3.5.2 to 3.5.3. I previously had the keyword 'w' set for the Wikipedia search. It appears that all the default search engines have been removed and added again to the bottom of the list of search engines, without keywords. This means I've had to add back keywords for default search engines I use, and remove all the default search engines I had previously removed (eg. amazon, ebay, etc).
The same situation occurs when upgrading from firefox-3.0 to firefox-3.5.
Steps to reproduce:
0) Install both firefox-3.0 and firefox-3.5. Move away ~/.mozilla so that you start with a fresh profile.
1) Run firefox-3.0. In 'Manage Search Engines', add keywords to some, and remove others. Close firefox-3.0.
2) Run firefox-3.5. Check 'Manage Search Engines'.
What should happen:
Search engines are the same as they were with firefox-3.0
What actually happens:
Default search engines have keywords wiped, and previously removed search engines have been added again.
Related branches
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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