Ticket #11773 (closed defect: fixed)

Opened 13 months ago

Last modified 12 months ago

Custom Google OLPC search is broken

Reported by: greenfeld Owned by: sj
Priority: normal Milestone: 12.1.0
Component: olpc library Version: Development build as of this date
Keywords: Cc:
Action Needed: no action Verified: no
Deployments affected: Blocked By:
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Description

The custom Google OLPC search in Browse does not work in 11.3.1 os32, as Google accuses the form of potentially sending automated queries.

The fix to this likely is similar to the fix that had to be made to wiki.laptop.org's sidebar for a similar issue.

Change History

Changed 12 months ago by dsd

  • next_action changed from diagnose to add to build
  • milestone changed from Not Triaged to 12.1.0

The OLPC wiki fix uses a Google-hosted javascript file. Not great for a homepage often shown when offline. Instead I used the technique here: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_can_i_add_a_google_search_box_to_my_web_site.html which doesn't require a google-hosted JS file, and doesn't get blocked as automated. The search result page isn't OLPC branded, but hey.

Fixed in olpc-library-2.0.5

Changed 12 months ago by pbrobinson

  • next_action changed from add to build to test in build

Changed 12 months ago by dsd

Test in 12.1.0 build 11.

Changed 12 months ago by greenfeld

  • status changed from new to closed
  • next_action changed from test in build to no action
  • resolution set to fixed

The custom search for laptop.org works in 12.1.0 os11, but searches entered in it's text field migrate to the generic Google search form when the Back button is used in Browse.

Filed this quirk separately as Sugar:3633.

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