[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Coulson
** Package changed: firefox (Ubuntu) => ubuntu ** Project changed: ubufox => null -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/909200 Title: Firefox goolge search defaults to US wh

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Timothy Arceri
Even if its a google problem its caused by Ubuntu developers changing the client parameter therefore its a Ubuntu issue. Someone from Ubuntu should contact google about this rather than just leaving it up to users to fix. If canonical is worried about the referral code they should realise people a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: firefox Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/909200 Title: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia Status

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Coulson
And Ubufox really does have nothing at all whatsoever to do with search plugins ** Changed in: ubufox Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Coulson
We don't differ from upstream at all here other than the referral code. If "client=ubuntu" is what breaks it, then that is a Google problem. FWIW, searching with non en-US locales works fine here. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notifi

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Timothy Arceri
How to reproduce the issue. >From a non US location go to the url: http://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=test&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Google will not redirect this seems to be caused by client=ubuntu If I change client=firefox it redirect to the local google site as it should. -- Y

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Timothy Arceri
The default version of mozilla works, its only the customized Ubuntu version that doesn't. This is a Ubuntu issue. Ubuntu needs to make sure its client searchs in google work for locals other than US. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Changed in: firefox (Ubu

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 909200] Re: Firefox goolge search defaults to US when in Australia

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Coulson
Google should be autodetecting this based on your location and locale settings. If that's not working, then there's not really much we can do ** Changed in: ubufox Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts S