google seaching from adressbar

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pepsi
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google seaching from adressbar

Post by pepsi »

Hi.. I just upgraded my firebird and lost my settings in "about:config"

In my previous installation I had edited the browser.default.searchurl so I didn't have to use "I'm feeling lucky" . If I wrote something that didn't look like a URL google took care of it and Firebird displayed the SEACH RESULTS. I've tried every diffrent possible setting for that row.. firebird still thinks that I'm feeling lucky =(

What is the correct line for browser.defailt.searchurl to get the search results, not the "I'm feeling lucky" result? I've tried http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q= and http://www.google.com/search?q= none work =(
sboulema
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Post by sboulema »

put this in your user.js or change it via about:config

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// Change to normal Google search:
user_pref("keyword.URL", "http://www.google.com/search?btnG=Google+Search&q=");
Cerian
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Post by Cerian »

This does not work for me either. Neither user.js nor about:config makes any difference to Firefox's behaviour, it still loads up the first result. I have also tested this exiting Firefox and confirming it is not on the process list before restarting it. FWIW I'm running Win2k SP4
Luftpost
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Post by Luftpost »

It works for me though. Not sure why you guys are having a problem
pepsi
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Post by pepsi »

hmm.. have you both done the

user_pref("keyword.URL", "http://www.google.com/search?btnG=Google+Search&q=");

and the

browser.defailt.searchurl = http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

??
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