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Cancel default "Match Case" in Firefox search tool

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Litlbigman
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Hi.

Option is activated by default when pressing ctrl + F. That means half my searches turn partial or neg results as case is not appropriate.

How do I cancel that (very) silly default setting?

Thx.

Hi. Option is activated by default when pressing ctrl + F. That means half my searches turn partial or neg results as case is not appropriate. How do I cancel that (very) silly default setting? Thx.

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You can check accessibility.typeaheadfind.casesensitive on the about:config page and make sure it is not user set (bold).

You can reset user set (bold) pref(s) on the about:config page via the right-click context menu to the default value.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

You can check accessibility.typeaheadfind.casesensitive on the about:config page and make sure it is not user set (bold).

You can reset user set (bold) pref(s) on the about:config page via the right-click context menu to the default value.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

Litlbigman
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Thx cor-el for that clear answer. That fixed my problem.