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Address bar in FF35.0

9 years ago

Previous versions had a drop down arrow to manage search engines. One click called up Wikipedia, U-tube, Amazon, Google, etc. The new version doesn't do that. I've installed it twice and twice gone back to ver. 32.0.3.

I've searched a solution and can't come up with anything. I know FF is a popular browser so just wondering if this doesn't bother anyone else, or is there an add on or something I should know about to solve my problem. Thanks, Sandy

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kudzu9
9 years ago
I'm using FF 35 and it has extensive search functionality. There is a dropdown arrow that appears as soon as you hover your mouse over the looking glass symbol in the search box. You click "Change search settings" to access/choose your default search engine and to specify all the alternative search engines available. Even after you have the default set, as soon as you type in the first character in the box, there is a dropdown menu that lets you choose among alternatives. Is this not working for you, or did you just miss it?
PKponder TX Z7B
9 years ago
I didn't care for that feature and found settings under Tools -->Options, Search tab to customize mine.
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breenthumb
Original Author
9 years ago
Kudzu9, I just can't see how 1.HOVER, 2. CLICK "change search settings" 3. CHOOSE search engine 4. finally back to address bar is an improvement. But if they do show up after I type the first letter( without 1, 2 &3), I certainly did miss that. Hard to say for sure since I no longer have it. I'll try if/when I try it again,. Thanks

Pkponder, "I didn't care for that feature"... Which feature didn't you care for and were able to customize with Tools, Options, Search? Wondering if you were responding to my question or kudzu's answer. Still hoping I can make it work for me. Thanks
dadoes
9 years ago
I never use the search tool in FF. I removed the search box completely from the toolbar area. I go directly to whichever site I want to use for a search.
PKponder TX Z7B
9 years ago
I'm sorry that I didn't address you directly breenthumb. I don't care for using multiple search engines. I have one that I like and I customized Firefox to always use that one.

I didn't have any issues with following Kudzu's directions either.
kudzu9
9 years ago
breenthumb-
One of the reasons Firefox updates is to provide security patches for newly discovered issues. You should consider moving to the current version for that reason alone.

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