[GH-ISSUE #203] [Bug] [Firefox] Selecting a text and dragging it to a new tab redirects to the homepage of whoogle-search #141

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @flame-0 on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/203

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When selecting a text, and dragging it to a new tab, it will just be directed to the home page of whoogle-search instead of showing the results.

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Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Select a text
Drag a selected text to a new tab

Deployment Method

Repl.it (one-click deploy)

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from GitHub
Version 0.3.1

Desktop Specifications

OS: Windows 10 Pro | 20H2
Browser: Firefox
Version 85.02 and 87.0a1 (Nightly)

Originally created by @flame-0 on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/203 **Bug** When selecting a text, and dragging it to a new tab, it will just be directed to the home page of whoogle-search instead of showing the results. **Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Select a text 2. Drag a selected text to a new tab **Deployment Method** - [Repl.it](https://repl.it/) ([one-click deploy](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#b-replit)) **Version of Whoogle Search** - Latest build from [GitHub](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search) - Version [0.3.1](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/releases/tag/v0.3.1) **Desktop Specifications** - OS: Windows 10 Pro | 20H2 - Browser: [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/) - Version 85.02 and 87.0a1 [(Nightly)](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/#nightly)

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kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2021):

This is actually a pretty weird bug. I can't tell what Firefox is trying to do, but from what I can see in the Flask logs, no data is actually forwarded to the server (not even data with an unrecognized mimetype) when dragging text to a new tab. I'll keep looking into it, but just wanted to make that note in case anyone else stumbles across this issue.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2021): This is actually a pretty weird bug. I can't tell what Firefox is trying to do, but from what I can see in the Flask logs, no data is actually forwarded to the server (not even data with an unrecognized mimetype) when dragging text to a new tab. I'll keep looking into it, but just wanted to make that note in case anyone else stumbles across this issue.

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00

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@flame-0 commented on GitHub (Feb 21, 2021):

Alternatively solution: The addon, Add custom search engine, fixed my problem.

@flame-0 commented on GitHub (Feb 21, 2021): Alternatively solution: The addon, [Add custom search engine](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-custom-search-engine/), fixed my problem.

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:00 +03:00

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2021):

It looks like the addon you recommended is probably the only solution at the moment. I haven't tracked down what exactly Firefox does behind the scenes when text is dragged to a new tab, but it isn't sending anything to the Whoogle server, so I assume it's something I can't fix on my end.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2021): It looks like the addon you recommended is probably the only solution at the moment. I haven't tracked down what exactly Firefox does behind the scenes when text is dragged to a new tab, but it isn't sending anything to the Whoogle server, so I assume it's something I can't fix on my end.