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Web search selected words in a Web page

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cricri
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Hello, Is it possible to remove the little box (arrow in blue box) when I select a word. I know I can search by word selected with right clic but until firefox 3.6.10 there is this blue box wich allows me to choose a search engine directly by clic. It's practical but sometimes I would prefer not to get it... Is there an option in about:config to remove it? Thanks a lot

Hello, Is it possible to remove the little box (arrow in blue box) when I select a word. I know I can search by word selected with right clic but until firefox 3.6.10 there is this blue box wich allows me to choose a search engine directly by clic. It's practical but sometimes I would prefer not to get it... Is there an option in about:config to remove it? Thanks a lot

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That is not a built-in option in Firefox, check you add-ons to see if one of them has added that feature.

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TonyE
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That is not a built-in option in Firefox, check you add-ons to see if one of them has added that feature.

cor-el
cor-el
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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Java Plug-in 1.6.0_07 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

cricri
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I disabled all plugins and extensions but that does not change anything, see image...

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Example URL for a website where you see that happen?

cricri
cricri Question owner
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I found origin of the problem, it's the theme Vista-aero...

kaki13
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the thing that you had a problem with what is it called? i am looking for this extension