Comments on: Enable Partial Match AutoComplete in the Firefox Address Bar http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-52272 The Geek Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:27:15 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-52272 @Alex I assume they were trying to innovate... sadly they did so without giving the ability to make it go back to normal via an easy setting. @Alex

I assume they were trying to innovate… sadly they did so without giving the ability to make it go back to normal via an easy setting.

]]> By: Alex http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-52271 Alex Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:25:52 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-52271 Thanks TG. I was worried I might be stuck. Quick question though... Why would FF3 be set up this way? I'm trying not to judge here, but isn't the more "natural" way for auto-complete to work is the way it has in the past? Thanks TG. I was worried I might be stuck. Quick question though… Why would FF3 be set up this way? I’m trying not to judge here, but isn’t the more “natural” way for auto-complete to work is the way it has in the past?

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-52270 The Geek Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-52270 @Alex This isn't a total fix, but you can follow this guide: http://www.simplehelp.net/firefox/how-to-revert-to-the-firefox-2-autocomplete-location-bar-settings-in-firefox-3/ @Alex

This isn’t a total fix, but you can follow this guide:
http://www.simplehelp.net/fire.....firefox-3/

]]> By: Alex http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-52269 Alex Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:11:38 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-52269 My Firefox 3 address bar is broken. It doesn't auto-complete URL's the way FF2 did, or for that matter, the way IE, Safari and Opera do. Instead, it seems my bookmarks, search results and other stray pages I've visited are leaking into the address bar. Is there a way to fix this or do I have to upgrade to Netscape Navigator Gold? My Firefox 3 address bar is broken. It doesn’t auto-complete URL’s the way FF2 did, or for that matter, the way IE, Safari and Opera do. Instead, it seems my bookmarks, search results and other stray pages I’ve visited are leaking into the address bar. Is there a way to fix this or do I have to upgrade to Netscape Navigator Gold?

]]> By: Ibrahim http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28436 Ibrahim Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:07:04 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28436 Cool, I tried Firefox 3 betas and nightlies but because my favorite extension for RSS feeds (liveclick) doesn't work I don't use it often. This will help tide me over until liveclick is fixed to work on Minefield. Thanks a lot. Cool, I tried Firefox 3 betas and nightlies but because my favorite extension for RSS feeds (liveclick) doesn’t work I don’t use it often. This will help tide me over until liveclick is fixed to work on Minefield. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28361 The Geek Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:12:31 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28361 Nikitas: Thanks for the note! I assumed it kept it's own history because when I tried to erase the history it didn't work... Even restarted Firefox, but the address bar still returned items from the history. I'll look into it a little further. Nikitas:

Thanks for the note! I assumed it kept it’s own history because when I tried to erase the history it didn’t work… Even restarted Firefox, but the address bar still returned items from the history.

I’ll look into it a little further.

]]> By: Nikitas Liogkas http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28360 Nikitas Liogkas Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28360 Hi everyone, I'm the author of the extension at hand. Sorry to disappoint you, but the extension does not keep its own history. It just reads the Firefox history file, and caches the entries for performance reasons (that's why the memory consumption is higher). If you delete history entries via Firefox though, they won't be shown by the extension too. Regarding the address Autocomplete in Firefox 3, yes, some of the extension features, but not all, will be included, notably matching against bookmarks and page titles, and showing favicons on the popup. They are also going to be changing the default sorting criterion quite a bit. Good stuff! :) nikitas Hi everyone, I’m the author of the extension at hand. Sorry to disappoint you, but the extension does not keep its own history. It just reads the Firefox history file, and caches the entries for performance reasons (that’s why the memory consumption is higher). If you delete history entries via Firefox though, they won’t be shown by the extension too.

Regarding the address Autocomplete in Firefox 3, yes, some of the extension features, but not all, will be included, notably matching against bookmarks and page titles, and showing favicons on the popup. They are also going to be changing the default sorting criterion quite a bit.

Good stuff! :)

nikitas

]]> By: bigminisachin1231 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28281 bigminisachin1231 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:12:24 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28281 So I heard that this extension's features are going to be automatically included in Firefox 3. Is that true, judging by 3.0b1? (I haven't tested it; I'm not really a beta tester type of guy, but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this). So I heard that this extension’s features are going to be automatically included in Firefox 3. Is that true, judging by 3.0b1? (I haven’t tested it; I’m not really a beta tester type of guy, but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this).

]]> By: Enigma http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28266 Enigma Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:44:57 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28266 It does use a hell of a lot more memory some times twice the memory before the plugin, so be warned. It does use a hell of a lot more memory some times twice the memory before the plugin, so be warned.

]]> By: Lisaweb http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-28259 Lisaweb Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:35:26 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/internet/firefox/enable-partial-match-autocomplete-in-the-firefox-address-bar/#comment-28259 I thought I knew all the best extensions, but leave it to the Geek to find yet another one that escaped my notice! This extension is awesome, I've already installed it and made use of it! No more cramming my brain trying to remember what website I found that important subject or product on. I actually like the fact that it keeps it's own separate history, as I sometimes accidentally erase my Firefox history, so this makes a nice backup. Way to go, Geek! I thought I knew all the best extensions, but leave it to the Geek to find yet another one that escaped my notice! This extension is awesome, I’ve already installed it and made use of it! No more cramming my brain trying to remember what website I found that important subject or product on. I actually like the fact that it keeps it’s own separate history, as I sometimes accidentally erase my Firefox history, so this makes a nice backup. Way to go, Geek!

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