Where is Bookmark SEARCH Key

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Where is Bookmark SEARCH Key

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FF bookmarks used to include a "box" to enter a search key to quickly locate bookmarks for a subject. I click Bookmarks in Menu Bar and see a ton of bookmarks but no place to enter a search key. I GOOGLE and am told to use the main search bar but prefix with an * ... that would be great if it worked.
Bookmarks used to be helpful - not so much with recent releases. :roll:
Forum used to be useful but many responses seem to be advertisements.
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Re: Where is Bookmark SEARCH Key

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There are many ways to search bookmarks, but one you may like is: press ctrl-B to open the bookmarks sidebar, and there is a search bookmarks field / box at the top of the left sidebar. Another method is ctrl-shift-B to open the library window and that has a search box in upper right. A third way is in the location bar / URL bar / main bar / awesomebar (all the same bar) type * followed by a space, and then a word in your bookmarks. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Location_Bar_search
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Forum used to be useful but many responses seem to be advertisements.
Could you point out a couple of those so we can see if they should be removed?
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DanRaisch wrote:Could you point out a couple of those so we can see if they should be removed?
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Re: Where is Bookmark SEARCH Key

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type * followed by a space.
this doesn't work .. just ignores the asterisk (*) and makes the normal search.
I'll probably use one of the other methods. Thanks.
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Ah, that's just the way the owner of the forums raises funds to maintain this forum. It's been that way for years so it's nothing new.
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* keyword works for me in the bar. I have under options, privacy: When using the address bar, suggest and all three of the options - history, bookmarks, and open tabs. I also sometimes use non private browsing. If you have different settings for those options, or always use private browsing, perhaps there is a bug where the search does not work. Another possibility is that your places.sqlite file has become corrupt.
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allande wrote:* keyword works for me in the bar. I have under options, privacy: When using the address bar, suggest and all three of the options - history, bookmarks, and open tabs. I also sometimes use non private browsing. If you have different settings for those options, or always use private browsing, perhaps there is a bug where the search does not work. Another possibility is that your places.sqlite file has become corrupt.
Thanks! I checked all those settings and tried a couple other settings. * XXX ... just isn't pulling up bookmarks in the search list. Guess I'll have to use CTRL variations.
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THANKS TO ALL for your suggestions!
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