RNiK wrote:code65536 wrote:RNiK wrote:code65536 wrote:It seems that the searchbox API has been totally reworked in Firefox 2, and as a result, SDAG's drag-to-search feature is broken with Firefox 2. I took 0.2.6 (non-directional) and redid the drag-and-search code so that it works now with Firefox 2's new searchbox implementation.
Did you apply various
security paches to this version?? Look
here and
here.
Did you read the release notes on my page? (Yes, I did)
No, I didn't (obviously...)
Hower, it seems that you have applied only the first security patch (the one in the MozillaZine forum) but you've missed the 2nd (the one on MozDev).
Correct??
But the second one is not security-related in any way and also because the URI drag is not really a link. If you want the URI drag to emulate converting the highlighted text into a link, then yes, send the referer. If you want the URI drag to emulate copying and pasting the link into the location bar, then it should not be sent. It is not security-related and is really a matter of personal preference, and it's perhaps something that would make a good addition to the preferences window.
On one hand, yes, some sites are anal about requiring a referer to control outside linking, but there are also sites that display links in unlinkified plain text for the explicit purpose of not showing up on referer logs.
Anyway, it is my preference to defer to the behavior of emulating a copy-and-paste into the location bar, in which case, sending a referer would be inappropriate.
I also didn't know about "Drag de Go" either. In any case, if that works and is being kept up-to-date, then I suppose there isn't much need for people to reinvent the wheel by updating SDAG. 
