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How can I disable the find bar, not only in textboxes

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Dammie
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I started a Typecourse on Internet. I need the / -key in an exercise, but I do not type in an official textbox. Every time I use this key, the find box opens. How can I prevend that.

Is there a way to turn of the find box completely, or at least to change the short-keys for the find box?

I will have the same problem with the '-key soon.

I started a Typecourse on Internet. I need the / -key in an exercise, but I do not type in an official textbox. Every time I use this key, the find box opens. How can I prevend that. Is there a way to turn of the find box completely, or at least to change the short-keys for the find box? I will have the same problem with the '-key soon.

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If you have saved the xpi file to your computer (e.g. Desktop) then you can install the extension via File > Open File.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_extensions#Single-user_installation

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cor-el
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You can look at searchhotkeys: http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/index-en.html#searchkeys

Dammie
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Thank you, Cor-el, that seems a sollution to my problem. I tried to download the extension, but I don't seem to get it to work. Where do I save it and how can I make it installing itself? I use Vista.

I am sorry, I have never done this before... :-)

cor-el
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If you have saved the xpi file to your computer (e.g. Desktop) then you can install the extension via File > Open File.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_extensions#Single-user_installation

Dammie
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Works beautifully! Thank you, Cor-El!

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