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Address Bar Searching

2010-01-26, 4:37 PM #1

Ford

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Used to be that when i typed a search in my address bar it would default to a google search, and if i used good keywords, it would behave like "i'm feeling lucky."

i.e. when i would type "wiki *insert random topic here*" it would either take me to a wiki article, or it would just do a google search for it.

now when i search in the address bar it takes me to this "OpenDNS Guide" search engine. wtf?

Firefox 3.5.7 on windows 7 ultimate 32bit

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2010-01-26, 5:01 PM #2

Yecti

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http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-change-your-firefox-location-bar-search-engine/

Should do it.

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2010-01-26, 5:04 PM #3

Darkjedibob

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I just make keywords for the searches I use most.

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2010-01-26, 5:06 PM #4

The MAZZTer

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3.6 is out you know.

It's possible your search term looks like a real url so Firefox tries it. If you're using OpenDNS and you ask for an invalid domain name you get redirected to a search page.

I use Google Public DNS to avoid such non-standards-compliant practices.

2010-01-26, 5:08 PM #5

Ford

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Posts: 4,265

yay! although its weird because it was set to something similar already.

also, zzt, i never intended to use OpenDNS for anything. dont know how it got changed really...

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2010-01-26, 5:37 PM #6

Pommy

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Why is Firefox 3.6 versioned as 3.5.7

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