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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 14:29:10 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 14:29:10 +0000 |
| commit | 2aa4a82499d4becd2284cdb482213d541b8804dd (patch) | |
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| parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 86.0.1.upstream/86.0.1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/browser/components/urlbar/docs/index.rst b/browser/components/urlbar/docs/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..633bca91b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/browser/components/urlbar/docs/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Address Bar +=========== + +This document describes the implementation of Firefox's address bar, also known +as the quantumbar or urlbar. The address bar was also called the awesomebar +until Firefox 68, when it was substantially rewritten. + +The address bar is a specialized search access point that aggregates data from +several different sources, including: + + * Places (Firefox's history and bookmarks system) + * Search engines (including search suggestions) + * WebExtensions + * Open tabs + +Most of the address bar code lives in `browser/components/urlbar <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/components/urlbar/>`_. +A separate and important back-end piece currently is `toolkit/components/places/UnifiedComplete.jsm <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/components/places/UnifiedComplete.jsm>`_, which was carried over from awesomebar and has not yet been rewritten for quantumbar. + +.. toctree:: + + overview + utilities + telemetry + debugging + experiments + contact |