Bug 141488

Summary:	google &rls &client support for Konqueror
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Zbigniew Luszpinski <mr.zbiggy+bugs.kde.org>
Component:	searchbarplugin	Assignee:	Arend van Beelen jr. <arendjr>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	cberzan, faure, lomov
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description Zbigniew Luszpinski 2007-02-10 16:50:00 UTC

Version:           3.5.6 (using KDE 3.5.6, compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.6
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.19.2

Konqueror does not advertise itself when using search bar.
If you search for anything in google using firefox or seamonkey the addressbar will look like this:
for firefox:
http://www.google.pl/search?q=something&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:pl:official&client=firefox-a

for seamonkey:
http://www.google.com/search?q=something&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=mozilla&rls=org.mozilla:PL:unofficial

konqueror sends this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=something&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

I think that by default Konqueror should advertise itself to google too using &rls and &client tags.

This &rls and &client tags can be added to running konqueror by going to: Settings->Configuration: Konqueror...->Network Shortcuts->gg,google->Modify

KDE developers should decide how &rls and &client variables will look like for Konqueror.

Comment 1 David Faure 2008-04-07 17:56:07 UTC

I think mozilla has a special arrangement with google, and this URL is used to know which queries come from mozilla. We could change the URL in konqueror, but I'm not sure what this would really achieve, as long as we have no agreement with google.

Comment 2 Andrei A. Lomov 2023-10-25 06:27:05 UTC

Sorry but the bug is still relevant 
Debian 12 
KDE Frameworks 5.103.0
Qt 5.15.8

Comment 3 David Faure 2023-10-28 13:29:14 UTC

Yes but my question about the purpose hasn't been answered.