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Bug 318421 - Cant perform searches with firefox using a query with spaces
Cant perform searches with firefox using a query with spaces
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: deskbar-applet
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
Git master
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-10-10 07:55 UTC by Joao Inacio
Modified: 2005-10-10 18:15 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
replacing spaces with '+' in the query seems to work (357 bytes, patch)
2005-10-10 07:56 UTC, Joao Inacio 		none Details | Review

Description Joao Inacio 2005-10-10 07:55:27 UTC 
Trying to enter a query with spaces ("some words") and selecting any web search
engines (im my case, imported from firefox) does not open any browser window.

running in window mode yelds:
"Error: Failed to send command: 500 command not parsable:
openURL(http://www.goog le.com/search?q=some"

Expected:
 browser should open search engine and search "some words"

Possible fix:
 replace spaces with "+"
Comment 1 Joao Inacio 2005-10-10 07:56:50 UTC 
Created attachment 53275 [details] [review]
replacing spaces with '+' in the query seems to work
Comment 2 Raphael Slinckx 2005-10-10 17:06:17 UTC 
Can you try CVS ?

The + replacement isn't enough, you must use cgi.encode
Comment 3 Joao Inacio 2005-10-10 17:51:05 UTC 
cvs still not working for me

a google search on "some words" yelds the same error.

(the full url string is: 'http://www.google.com/search?q=some
words&sourceid=mozilla-search'

cgi.escape has no effect on spaces, maybe use urllib.quote_plus(text) instead?
(works for me)
Comment 4 Raphael Slinckx 2005-10-10 18:15:35 UTC 
Ok, my bad :)

Fixed in CVS