Search from location bar: Help page directions don't solve the problem
A short time ago, I found I could no longer do a google search from the location bar. No idea why, when I had done previously - I hadn't been in 'about:config'. I followed the following directions:
The preference was set at false, so I changed it to true and the problem was solved.
The same has now happened again, only this time I've found that the preference is already set at true. I don't know how to be able to google from the location bar again.
Andrew द्वारा
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To get the Firefox 3.6 behavior for searching from the location bar on Firefox 4 you need to change a hidden preference.
- Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
- Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
- Locate the preference keyword.URL, double-click on it and change its value to the link shown below
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
Solved. Thank you!
Why would this have happened in the 1st place, and why doesn't the solution provided by Support work?
I hope a Support technician will see your answer and amend their webpage...
Andrew द्वारा
This has occurred again, already. I can't think of anything I've done which may have caused this.
Even since updating to FF5, the problem's still there.