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> 1) 1-word searches/domains or searches involving a domain-looking piece of text throw it off. Example I always run into: site:news.ycombinator.com foo bar
by pyre 13y ago
> 1) 1-word searches/domains or searches involving a domain-looking piece of text throw it off.
Example I always run into:
site:news.ycombinator.com foo bar baz
"site" is an unknown protocol now, because it looks like a URL. I have to remember to put the search terms first.
- Pxtl 13y ago... I never even thought of that. I always start with naive searches and then remember to add "site" refinements later as I mangle the search from the Google page, so I never actually try the "site:" qualifier right in the URL bar. That's a nasty one.
- Achshar 13y agoYou can also press the down arrow button and press return as usual that gives the option to search even if what you type looks like a url to the browser. Also I just tried it and the default selection for what you quote is search not the url.
- pyre 13y agoJust tried that (Firefox 25 on OSX). It didn't work. Down arrow does nothing, and there are no AwesomeBar matches, so there is no drop-down. Maybe you have some configuration option set?
- Achshar 13y agoNope. When you type anything in the omnibox that chrome thinks is a url, it shows atleast 2 items in the dropdown one is go to url and other a search google for url. I can upload a screenshot when I am back home in a couple of hours.
- shitlord 13y agoJust put a question mark in front, and you shouldn't have an issue. I used to run into that problem all the time. Not sure how it would work if you wanted to search Amazon or something...
- joseph_cooney 13y agoYour example worked fine for me, and returned a list of search results from HN for me with the words 'foo' 'bar' and 'baz'.
- pyre 13y agoFirefox 25 on OSX gives me: The address wasn't understood Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (site) isn't associated with any program. You might need to install other software to open this address. Firefox 21 on Ubuntu was giving me the same thing, I don't think I've tried it on Firefox 25 on my Ubuntu install.
- Raphael 13y agoCtrl-K will put a ? in front to indicate a search term.
- pyre 13y agoI've never experienced this behavior in Firefox. The Ctrl-K (or Cmd-K on OSX) combination this this: - If the Search Box is in the toolbar, it puts the focus in the Search Box. - If the Search Box is not in the toolbar, it navigates to Google.com (at least when Google is selected as the default search). Are you sure you're not getting this from an addon?