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Change search bar on-click behavior

keks_und_so
keks_und_so
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How do I change the behavior of the searchbar (the one next to the url-bar) so that one click selects all the text.

Similar to what is described here for the url-bar: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1128139

How do I change the behavior of the searchbar (the one next to the url-bar) so that one click selects all the text. Similar to what is described here for the url-bar: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1128139

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Sorry, there isn't pref for the searchbar that relates to the one that you cited for the urlbar.

How about using the contextual menu for the Search Bar?

Right-click and select Undo to clear everything that is currently typed in the Search Bar. Works for me on Windows 7, probably the same for Linux.

keks_und_so
keks_und_so Question owner
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Strange that you mention that.

Because I only notice this because I recently switch to linux.

In Windows 7 one click highlights so whole field. So I only clicked and stated to type my "NewSearchRequest". On Linux I now constantly search for things like "OldSeaNewSearchRequestrchRequest".

The problem is not deleting the old request, more the inconvenience of changing a habit.

Modified by keks_und_so