Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] search-engines can not be edited

[ng0]

ng0 transcribed 1.2K bytes:
> David Hedlund transcribed 0.9K bytes:
> > On 2017-01-07 23:12, ng0 wrote:
> > > ng0 <address@hidden> writes:
> > > 
> > > > ng0 <address@hidden> writes:
> > > > 
> > > > > I consider this a bug in icecat, not a feature:
> > > > > 
> > > > > When I use firefox and add "searx" from https://about.me/about ,
> > > > Correction: https://searx.me/about
> > > > 
> > > > This feature pre-dates firefox 45x and is still present in 49x
> > > > 
> > > > > I am able to later edit its url in about:preferences#search and
> > > > > change the properties to set the url to an .onion address.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I see no reason why I this ability should be removed in icecat,
> > > > > anyone got an explanation why this functionality is removed?
> > > > > 
> > > > > And keyword.URL in about:config is not what I mean.
> > > Please consider fixing this bug in the next release, this is a
> > > feature which has limits the usability of the browser.
> > > I will work on a patch for myself and/or my system.
> > > 
> > Can you please revise your bug and re-evaluate in icecat-52.0.2?
> > 
> Thanks for getting back to this.
> 
> I will as soon as the new icecat is available on the systems I use.
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The previous offlist-message was intended for the list:

The bug still exists in Icecat FF52 based. I will work on this eventually
in the next months, so you have plenty of time to beat me in fixing it.
If I fix it, I will send the patch here as I don't use savannah.
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