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Url keyword guessing does not work since FF4 update

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Lobust25nk
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Firefox 3 had this feature in which if you typed in a keyword into the address bar and pressed enter, it would automatically direct you to the website most related to the term. Now all that happens is I am directed to google. EX: In FF3 typing "best buy" would lead you to Bestbuy.com Now: "best buy" = google search page of "best buy"

I already did a searched for a solution, having done the "fixup" and "keyword.enabled" fixes, only to find that they had no effect. I do realize at this point that they are unrelated to my problem.

Firefox 3 had this feature in which if you typed in a keyword into the address bar and pressed enter, it would automatically direct you to the website most related to the term. Now all that happens is I am directed to google. EX: In FF3 typing "best buy" would lead you to Bestbuy.com Now: "best buy" = google search page of "best buy" I already did a searched for a solution, having done the "fixup" and "keyword.enabled" fixes, only to find that they had no effect. I do realize at this point that they are unrelated to my problem.

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You can modify the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page to use Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" or Google's "Browse By Name".

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

You can modify the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page to use Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" or Google's "Browse By Name".

Xircal
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See also: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-use-the-location-bar-aka-awesome-bar-to-search-the-internet-faster-in-firefox-4-2011-4

Simon
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It does seem that since changing default keyword.url to the google feeling lucky that it has returned to the former ability to locate sites.

It is a shame that this appears to be yet another thing we have to do to get FF 4 to work how previous versions like FF3 used to. These so called improvements are awful.

Modified by Simon