Bug#817986: Latest update to version 45 did break searches and search plugins

[Klaus Ethgen]

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Hello,

Am Sa den 12. Mär 2016 um 15:01 schrieb Mike Hommey:
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:17:46PM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> > With the switch from iceweasel to firefox, many stuff broke. One of them
> > ist the search.
> > 
> > First it resets all shortcuts so my search on duckduckgo went to debian.
> > But this is not the bug I want to describe here.
> > 
> > After fixing that, I found out that they also changes the duckduckgo
> > search in a way that it doesn't work anymore. When I search with it, it
> > gives a duckduckgo page with just the search line but nothing below. If
> > I search manually for the same topic, I get many results.
> > 
> > That might have to do with the fact that I never ever allow javascript.
> > But nevertheless, that worked well in the past and duckduckgo does not
> > need any javascript; only on that result page from firefox.
> > 
> > So, I was trying to download a new search from mozilla addon page (That
> > worked with other searches in the past with iceweasel) but every
> > (duckduckgo-)search I tried did fail with the message that it is broken.
> > 
> > So, finally, the new update from iceweasel to firefox broke the most
> > important functionality for the browser to search stuff. (Sure, I can go
> > to the main search page first, but using a browser is a pain in the a...
> > at all so I don't want to use it more than needed.)
> 
> The ddg search plugin hasn't changed between 44 and 45, besides an icon,
> so you'll have to be more specific as to what was the state before and
> what changed.

Well, maybe it is a combination of several stuff.

Lets take the last first. Not accepting new search plugins from the
mozilla plugins page anymore. That problem could exist for several
versions. I do not need to install new search plugins. I do not have
further informations as that, firefox is giving me. It tells me (in
german) that the plugin is broken. I get that message independent of the
search plugin I want to install. Normal plugins seem to work.

The next is that something was reset with the switch from iceweasel to
firefox. In the past I had to delete the original duckduckgo search and
install the so called light version as the normal one was going to a
page that needs javascript. This is especially strange as coming from
the duckduckgo main page does not need javascript.

However, It seems that the searches was reset to some default with the
update and deleting all my custom searches. Combined with the fact that
it refuses to install new ones that is a complete mess and unusable
after the update.

Regards
   Klaus
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