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why does curser default to bookmark search box rather than search engine box? It's annoying!!

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  • Última respuesta de Iggy

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when firefox opens, the curser goes to the bookmark search box rather than the duckduckgo search box.

when firefox opens, the curser goes to the bookmark search box rather than the duckduckgo search box.

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Hi  !

Would you please take a look at jscher2000's post (Chosen Solution) in this thread  :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1179956

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I should have noticed that you're on Mac ...... (sorry  !)

This should be fixed in Firefox 57, so, if you can put up with this for just a few more weeks ........

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Yes, this problem is annoying enough that I think I'll delete firefox altogether and just use safari. Thanks much : )

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Where on Windows it's 'Ctrl + B' - on Mac it's 'Command + B' ......

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Happy112 said

I should have noticed that you're on Mac ...... (sorry  !) This should be fixed in Firefox 57, so, if you can put up with this for just a few more weeks ........

firefoxuser1234 said

Yes, this problem is annoying enough that I think I'll delete firefox altogether and just use safari. Thanks much : )

Mozilla should have fixed this train wreck sooner! I am deleting FF too! Stop being in such a hurry to change things and focus on making sure they work as they should!