If you have Top Sites enabled on the Firefox Home / new tab page, the list usually will be the first eight items in the Top Sites section.
If Firefox is not showing any matches as you type, make sure you have those turned on as described in the "How can I control what results the address bar shows me?" section of the following article: [[Address bar autocomplete in Firefox - Search your bookmarks, history and tabs]]. For example, if you type "suppo", Firefox may fill in "rt.mozilla.org/" to complete the address "support.mozilla.org" if you've visited that site before.
Hi Karlstens, the enlargement needs to be fixed using userChrome.css, which is a topic of many other threads. When activated, it displays (drops down) a list of values, from which the user may select one. A list of URLs will drop down. When I type in an address, the drop-down menu no longer contains the same list of addresses as always. Firefox 3.6 Address Bar Sorting in Drop-Down [ 16 Answers ] Regarding the drop down list of address bar history, I thought that Firefox sorts this list by most often visited sites. See: [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars]]
:). When you type @ into the address bar, a list of all search engine shortcuts that begin with @ is shown. Thank You! Now I have to visit the page to check.). Can I customize the "top sites"?
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As you type a web address or search term in the address bar, the URL autocomplete feature automatically finishes what youre typing based on matching websites in your bookmarks, history, or popular websites.
How can I change that number? When you hover over it, it says "Menu." Clear all items for a single site Click the menu button to open the menu panel. Now with the latest update the drop down has gone. Scroll through the autocomplete entries and find the page in the list (type in another letter if you don't see it listed). The latest beta debuts the "Megabar" for testing. ), This isn't as good what we had before they took away the arrow, but at least it gives us some of the sites we want to quickly reach. I used to spend a lot of time changing settings whenever I got a new PC (either my personal one or they gave us new ones at work) trying to get it to look and work as close as possible to Windows 95. Please report suspicious activity using the Report Abuse option. Invariably, NVDA reports the underlying web address field or portions of text on other menu bars present on Firefox or the webpage text beneath the drop-down menu list panel instead of the individual menu items in the dropdown list. However toggling openViewOnFocus worked indeed and the arrow is back. To change the font and font size for all of the drop-down list boxes on your form template at once, click the drop-down list box that contains the formatting that you want, and then on the Format menu, click Apply Font to All Drop-Down List Box Controls. You can type a space into the address bar to show the classic list or, when it is is empty, you can press the down arrow ''key'' to show it. I don't understand why they changed it. But why arent they exact? It seems random. What i did is point my mouse on anything on the list in drop down, and press delete. Hello, sorry for not responding earlier, had no access to the computer. I do know it is showing sites I've viewed recently instead of sites I visit around once or twice a week. Hi, If your problem is deleting the website history. toniwalker10 is right, what is the motivation for reducing usability? The address bar changed to dropping down the first 8 Top Sites from the new tab page, and removed the frequently visited sites list button. Once you add the new Top Site, it is pinned to the page. Now I updated to FF 77. Weren't we also able to scroll down and see more sites when we had the drop-down? In the top right corner, type the name of the website you wish to forget in the, To clear all items in the address bar history, click. If you disable this setting, employees won't see the Address bar drop-down functionality in Microsoft Edge. More info in this article: Customize your New Tab page to hide or display content.
What makes them a Top Site? What are the benefits of it? You can also use shortcuts to search Firefox Add-ons, Bookmarks(*), Tabs(%) and History(^). Or you can type ^ which triggers a history search. When you search using the address bar, this will use your default search engine. It was easy, convenient, made sense, and only needed the mouse. Do step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do. Content available under a Creative Commons license.
The arrow changes to a downward-pointing arrow, and a drop-down list of the subfolders will be displayed. This gives the user a quick way to access, for example, pages from their history or bookmarks. I am not aware of a purely mouse-able way to have both of those things. * Curate the Top Sites list on the Firefox Home / new tab page by removing unwanted items, and Firefox should fill it from your history -- you also can add/pin pages you want in specific positions in the top 8
If you would like to delete bookmarks fallow the instructions [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Deleting%20Bookmarks?s=how+to+delete+firefox+history&r=6&e=es&as=s Delete Bookmarks]. Click that to get the Menu. 1) Click the arrow that's located on the far right side of the Firefox address bar. to prevent autocomplete (for example: "?mozilla.org"). Translation for: '' in Arabic->English dictionary. Was it change just for the sake of change? More info in this article: [[Hide or display content in New Tab]].
Select "Bing" from the search engine list, and then click the "Remove" button. I didnt have to press shift. Like someone above posted, why on earth are they taking away convenient functions that people are used to and love? (Edit: Updated first screenshot). For all I can see the purpose for the address bar growing and casting the shadow is for it to steal focus, and it works. I don't know why this trend of getting rid of that arrow in browsers started, but I'm not a fan of it. To make this change, go to the Options page, click Home in the left column, then uncheck the Top Sites box: <center> </center> Is that a workable option for you? Type or paste enough text for Firefox to show the item in the drop-down. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. What i did is point my mouse on anything on the list in drop down, and press delete. If you keep the Top Sites on the new tab page, you can drop the classic "Show History" list of frequently visited URLs by typing a space in the address bar. In Firefox 3 and above, when you start typing into the Location Bar, the autocomplete drop-down will show matching sites from your browsing history and bookmarks. Bookmark and tag frequently used pages. There must some new, updated instructions on how to delete unwanted web addresses from the drop-down list. Avoid support scams. If you clicked on this triangle it brought up a drop down list of your most visited sites which in my case are/were (hotmail, Google, ebay, my business URL, local weather bureau, MSN news, etc), then all that you had to do was to mouse click the site you wanted to visit and it appeared in the URL bar and you were straight to it, then once in that site if you wanted to visit another frequently visited site you repeated the process again by clicking on the triangle and then from the drop down list mouse click the new site. Thanks. Many websites offer search engines that you can add to Firefox. Modified June 5, 2020 at 3:46:30 PM PST by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer, Modified June 5, 2020 at 3:46:58 PM PST by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer. Safari 4 Step 1 It'll open Registry Editor. When the user focuses the browser's address bar and starts typing, the browser displays a drop-down list containing suggested pages based on what they typed. Enter search terms or a specific web address to get search suggestions,your top sites, bookmarks, history and search engines all within the same field. Hi toniwalker10, the preference mentioned earlier in this thread is for Firefox 75-76. (A) Matches '''as you type''' from history, bookmarks, and open tabs
This thread was archived. Plus most people don't like change once they get used to something and like it. If you don't curate your Top Sites list on the Firefox Home / New Tab page in a way that makes it useful on a regular basis, you can turn off that list to prevent Firefox from using it in the address bar drop-down. Content available under a Creative Commons license. I can go into the 2 previously modified profiles & change browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus to True which gives me a drop down list but no arrow, which is OK. Run Edge without any extensions and see if you have the same problem.
As you type a web address or search term in the address bar, the URL autocomplete feature automatically finishes what youre typing based on matching websites in your bookmarks, history, or popular websites.
How can I change that number? When you hover over it, it says "Menu." Clear all items for a single site Click the menu button to open the menu panel. Now with the latest update the drop down has gone. Scroll through the autocomplete entries and find the page in the list (type in another letter if you don't see it listed). The latest beta debuts the "Megabar" for testing. ), This isn't as good what we had before they took away the arrow, but at least it gives us some of the sites we want to quickly reach. I used to spend a lot of time changing settings whenever I got a new PC (either my personal one or they gave us new ones at work) trying to get it to look and work as close as possible to Windows 95. Please report suspicious activity using the Report Abuse option. Invariably, NVDA reports the underlying web address field or portions of text on other menu bars present on Firefox or the webpage text beneath the drop-down menu list panel instead of the individual menu items in the dropdown list. However toggling openViewOnFocus worked indeed and the arrow is back. To change the font and font size for all of the drop-down list boxes on your form template at once, click the drop-down list box that contains the formatting that you want, and then on the Format menu, click Apply Font to All Drop-Down List Box Controls. You can type a space into the address bar to show the classic list or, when it is is empty, you can press the down arrow ''key'' to show it. I don't understand why they changed it. But why arent they exact? It seems random. What i did is point my mouse on anything on the list in drop down, and press delete. Hello, sorry for not responding earlier, had no access to the computer. I do know it is showing sites I've viewed recently instead of sites I visit around once or twice a week. Hi, If your problem is deleting the website history. toniwalker10 is right, what is the motivation for reducing usability? The address bar changed to dropping down the first 8 Top Sites from the new tab page, and removed the frequently visited sites list button. Once you add the new Top Site, it is pinned to the page. Now I updated to FF 77. Weren't we also able to scroll down and see more sites when we had the drop-down? In the top right corner, type the name of the website you wish to forget in the, To clear all items in the address bar history, click. If you disable this setting, employees won't see the Address bar drop-down functionality in Microsoft Edge. More info in this article: Customize your New Tab page to hide or display content.
What makes them a Top Site? What are the benefits of it? You can also use shortcuts to search Firefox Add-ons, Bookmarks(*), Tabs(%) and History(^). Or you can type ^ which triggers a history search. When you search using the address bar, this will use your default search engine. It was easy, convenient, made sense, and only needed the mouse. Do step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do. Content available under a Creative Commons license.
The arrow changes to a downward-pointing arrow, and a drop-down list of the subfolders will be displayed. This gives the user a quick way to access, for example, pages from their history or bookmarks. I am not aware of a purely mouse-able way to have both of those things. * Curate the Top Sites list on the Firefox Home / new tab page by removing unwanted items, and Firefox should fill it from your history -- you also can add/pin pages you want in specific positions in the top 8
If you would like to delete bookmarks fallow the instructions [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Deleting%20Bookmarks?s=how+to+delete+firefox+history&r=6&e=es&as=s Delete Bookmarks]. Click that to get the Menu. 1) Click the arrow that's located on the far right side of the Firefox address bar. to prevent autocomplete (for example: "?mozilla.org"). Translation for: '' in Arabic->English dictionary. Was it change just for the sake of change? More info in this article: [[Hide or display content in New Tab]].
Select "Bing" from the search engine list, and then click the "Remove" button. I didnt have to press shift. Like someone above posted, why on earth are they taking away convenient functions that people are used to and love? (Edit: Updated first screenshot). For all I can see the purpose for the address bar growing and casting the shadow is for it to steal focus, and it works. I don't know why this trend of getting rid of that arrow in browsers started, but I'm not a fan of it. To make this change, go to the Options page, click Home in the left column, then uncheck the Top Sites box: <center> </center> Is that a workable option for you? Type or paste enough text for Firefox to show the item in the drop-down. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. What i did is point my mouse on anything on the list in drop down, and press delete. If you keep the Top Sites on the new tab page, you can drop the classic "Show History" list of frequently visited URLs by typing a space in the address bar. In Firefox 3 and above, when you start typing into the Location Bar, the autocomplete drop-down will show matching sites from your browsing history and bookmarks. Bookmark and tag frequently used pages. There must some new, updated instructions on how to delete unwanted web addresses from the drop-down list. Avoid support scams. If you clicked on this triangle it brought up a drop down list of your most visited sites which in my case are/were (hotmail, Google, ebay, my business URL, local weather bureau, MSN news, etc), then all that you had to do was to mouse click the site you wanted to visit and it appeared in the URL bar and you were straight to it, then once in that site if you wanted to visit another frequently visited site you repeated the process again by clicking on the triangle and then from the drop down list mouse click the new site. Thanks. Many websites offer search engines that you can add to Firefox. Modified June 5, 2020 at 3:46:30 PM PST by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer, Modified June 5, 2020 at 3:46:58 PM PST by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer. Safari 4 Step 1 It'll open Registry Editor. When the user focuses the browser's address bar and starts typing, the browser displays a drop-down list containing suggested pages based on what they typed. Enter search terms or a specific web address to get search suggestions,your top sites, bookmarks, history and search engines all within the same field. Hi toniwalker10, the preference mentioned earlier in this thread is for Firefox 75-76. (A) Matches '''as you type''' from history, bookmarks, and open tabs
This thread was archived. Plus most people don't like change once they get used to something and like it. If you don't curate your Top Sites list on the Firefox Home / New Tab page in a way that makes it useful on a regular basis, you can turn off that list to prevent Firefox from using it in the address bar drop-down. Content available under a Creative Commons license. I can go into the 2 previously modified profiles & change browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus to True which gives me a drop down list but no arrow, which is OK. Run Edge without any extensions and see if you have the same problem. (If a site you want to pin is already listed on the page, just drag it to the top row and it will be automatically pinned. Thank You! (If you have changed the new tab setting to a specific site, you'll need to temporarily change it back to the "Firefox Home Default" in your Options under the "Home" section.) This feature is currently only available in English. Finally -- a new solution that actually works! What happened to the old list? I'm not sure what happens further with that issue (and the bug that @cor-el posted a link to), but at least I'm grateful to have the arrow back. In case you run out of things to try: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/show-history-top-sites-button/. Like someone above posted, why on earth are they taking away convenient functions that people are used to and love? To Enable "AutoComplete" in Firefox NOTE: This is the default setting. In Firefox 75+, the first eight to ten shortcuts appears on the drop-down when you click the address bar, before you type any text for Firefox to match. How can I change that number? 2. Firefox lets you get solutions to popular tasks, like downloading, updating, or fixing Firefox. W3Schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. For the others, save them as Bookmarks, or even use the Bookmarks Toolbar. Every time I open a new tab I find myself staring at the address bar instead of doing what I was supposed to do. This enables your extension to, for example, search a library of free ebooks or, as in the example above, a repository of code examples. Now go to following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths By default, Firefox 77 drops down a list automatically when the cursor enters the address bar. If you enable or don't configure this setting, employees can see the Address bar drop-down functionality in Microsoft Edge. Modified June 9, 2020 at 9:00:24 PM PST by cooljb96. Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page. Usually, if I type a couple characters, the address I'm looking for shows up and I can either arrow down to it and press Enter or if it's further down, click it with the mouse. Click the button accepting the risk. Now it does not change back to the arrow on the address bar. 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