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I always found it easier to type "ctrl/cmd-l amazon.com" and do my search than use the mouse to switch engines (is there a keyboard shortcut??) But, knowing tha
by mirkules 15y ago
I always found it easier to type "ctrl/cmd-l amazon.com" and do my search than use the mouse to switch engines (is there a keyboard shortcut??) But, knowing that it can potentially benefit Mozilla, I will start using it more often now. Thanks.
- mbrubeck 15y agoControl-K will highlight the search bar and Control-Up/Down will change the search engine.
- mirkules 15y agoOn Mac, up/down goes to the beginning and end of the line but cmd-up/down switches engines. Thanks for the hint!
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- AndyKelley 15y agoI recently found out a life-changing tip with Firefox. Right click any search box on any website and hit "Add keyword for this search." You can then assign a prefix which you can use in the address bar to search that site. For example, I have these set up: Search YouTube: tube <query> Search Urban Dictionary: urban <query> Search Amazon: amazon <query> Search Wikipedia: wiki <query>
- ww520 15y agoYeah, the keyword quick search is my most used feature. I use short keywords to save typing. g - Google gg - Google Group b - Bing d - DDG q - Yahoo stock quote s - Stackoverflow w - wiki y - Youtube dt - Dictionary t - Google Translate
- T-hawk 15y agoOpera has had this feature forever, since around 2001. Long enough ago that it shipped with search keys for Altavista and Lycos along with Google. The feature was a primary reason I started using Opera in the first place. Originally you had to dive into a config file to add non-default search providers, but it's now in the UI just like Firefox, right click any text field and select "Create Search".
- AndyKelley 15y agodt - Dictionary that's clever.
- Natsu 15y agoI've long done that myself. It's amazingly useful. Every type of search I use regularly is in there, and I never actually need the search bar itself.