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How do I disable Quick find?

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I do not want quick find to pop up when I hit "/". How do I disable it?

I do not want quick find to pop up when I hit "/". How do I disable it?

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Hello,

Try once,

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Accessibility: "Search for text when I start typing"


Thank you

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Hi,

"Try once" what? Turning on that option would make quick find pop up MORE often. I want it to NEVER turn on.

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Okay, I installed that ancient add-on. The instructions on that page are:
>> You can change these settings with the following two preferences:
>> user_pref("searchkeys.link.key", xxx);
>> user_pref("searchkeys.find.key", xxx);
>> where xxx is the ascii code of the key you like for the action.
>> You can also disable at all the feature, with this preferences:
>> user_pref("searchkeys.disable.all", true);

Where do I type those commands?

Modified by cor-el

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Create a user.js file in profile folder.

see how to Creating the user.js file and then add the specific entries.


thank you

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Found the file, added the key-setting lines: no effect. Restarted: no effect. Tried the disabling option, restarted: no effect. Re-opened the .xpi file, restarted: no effect.

Am I missing something?