Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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In the multiple FF profiles running on my system I have enabled search from a separate search box as follows:

Settings > Search > Search Bar > select "Add search in toolbar"

At some time in the distant past I moved the search box to the toolbar's Overflow Menu area.

While viewing a given tab, hitting Ctrl+K makes the search box popup. From there I type search terms, hit Enter and results open in a new tab as configured. This setup works well for me because I am able to enter my search terms while viewing info on the tab/website that inspired the search and without overwriting that tab's URL.

Following the update to FF 113.0 yesterday my Ctrl+K search popup still appears but the search box displayed is much shorter than it used to be. It is now only long enough to fit two or three words, it's no longer possible to view an entire long search string.

I tried to capture a screenshot of the size-reduced search box but the search box popup vanished the moment screenshot capture was attempted.

Is there a way to restore the search box in this popup to its former length?
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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I think this is a regression caused by moving various user interface parts to flex boxes and flex-grow isn't working in the overflow area as I can replicate this as well.

Maybe file a bug report to have the devs look into this (shouldn't be hard to fix).
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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I checked out those Bugzilla links. Info there is way beyond my comprehension.
Be that as it may I will submit a bug report and see what happens.
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Bug submitted:1833318
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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A possible workaround for now (113) is to unset the width: 125px; property added by bug 1833318 via userChrome.css.

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#widget-overflow-mainView #search-container { width:unset !important; }
Remember to remove this code once the bug is fixed.
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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dickvl wrote:A possible workaround for now (113) is to unset the width: 125px; property added by bug 1833318 via userChrome.css.
Thank you for providing this tweak.

It was a minor adventure to get it working. I'll get better at doing it after working through my half a dozen or so working profiles.

How will I know when the bug has been fixed? Having submitted the report to Bugzilla I have been auto-subscribed to followup comments. Will the bug fix be reported in that thread?
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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The bug fix seems to be more or less this code:

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#search-container[cui-areatype="panel"] {
  width: auto !important;
}
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Bug 1833318 has been resolved. The overflow search box width problem will be fixed for FF 115.
dickvl wrote:The bug fix seems to be more or less this code:

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#search-container[cui-areatype="panel"] {
  width: auto !important;
}
Thank you. I'll plug this code into userChrome.css and see what happens.
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Note that your bug 1833318 has been fixed for Firefox 115, not sure if this will be uplifted to 114 or 113 if there will be another dot release.
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Does the Search bar work per your routine when positioned Next to Menu bar HELP ?
First, I clk'd in Settings/Search....Add Search Bar in Toolbar.;
THEN, in Customize Mode I dragged the Search Bar UP Next to Help, and a very wide Search Bar results.
The Setting: Add Search Bar in Toolbar CHANGES to Use the Address Bar for Both....

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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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This thread is about placing the stand-alone search bar in the chevron (>>) overflow area on the Navigation Toolbar.
In that case you only get a very small (125px) search bar.
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Re: Search box made shorter after update to FF 113.0

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Fix of bug 1833318 has been brought forward to FF 114.
Scheduled release date of FF 114 is 2023-06-06.
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