Firefox 3 smart address bar: wildcard search Apr22 '08

# (1 of 11): Andy

2 days, 6 hours after this post was published. (Thu 24 Apr 2008, 8:46 PM CST)

So you're using your Capital One credit card to book a trip to Tahiti? make sure you put an entry on your....(wait for it)...calendar!

# (2 of 11): Myers, Joshua R. (kingpunk)

3 weeks, 6 days after this post was published. (Tue 20 May 2008, 1:06 AM CST)

So, Dare I ask: how do you disable such an annoyance? I ABSOLUTELY HATE, LOATHE, ABHOR the "Smart Address Bar"!!

Thanks for the feedback! - KingPunk

# (3 of 11): Deith » deithwx.blogspot.com

1 month, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Tue 17 Jun 2008, 3:02 PM CST)

yea, how the hell turn that thing down? How to disable this smart adress bar :/

# (4 of 11): Teemu

1 month, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Tue 17 Jun 2008, 6:05 PM CST)

http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-disable-smarter-address-bar-in.html

"How to Disable "Smarter" Address Bar in Firefox 3

The "smarter" address bar might be help for some people.if you want to disable follow this.

The first step, in the address bar, enter in about:config

It should give you some warning. Just disregard it.

In the search bar, enter: browser.urlbar

Change the browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped boolean to True. (Double click it)

Next, change the browser.urlbar.maxRichResults integer to 0. (Double click and enter in 0 instead of current number) "

Also works on vista version tough its on a ubuntu linux related web-site

# (5 of 11): Jet

1 month, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Tue 17 Jun 2008, 11:44 PM CST)

THANK YOU! That feature was a pain in the arse

# (6 of 11): San

1 month, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Thu 19 Jun 2008, 1:53 AM CST)

Thank you so much! That was the only thing I didn't like about Firefox 3.

# (7 of 11): Nine

2 months, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Thu 17 Jul 2008, 9:07 PM CST)

I think it is a good feature but I don't want people looking over my shoulder seeing other websites I've visited sometimes. Thanks for posting!

# (8 of 11): Chris » na

8 months, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Thu 08 Jan 2009, 5:05 PM CST)

This didnt work for me. Gentoo linux with Firefox 3.0.5

# (9 of 11): Swap

8 months, 3 weeks after this post was published. (Thu 15 Jan 2009, 9:20 AM CST)

thanks it worked for me

# (10 of 11): Dave

11 months after this post was published. (Fri 20 Mar 2009, 11:49 PM CST)

Thanks guys. I thought I was the only one who hated that STUPID address bar. I went back to FF2 just so I wouldn't have to deal with it. If a radical change like that is going to be made in the future, I hope the powers that be will include a simple and obvious way to to turn it off. I thought choice was what it's all about.

# (11 of 11): Darknessreaver

1 year, 2 months after this post was published. (Sat 27 Jun 2009, 6:26 PM CST)

OMG THANK YOU SOO much. Can't tell you how pointless and bad this thing was, as so can't many others... And you search for answers how to disable it, you get a.) articles praising it. b.) the same "oh you just go to tools, Clear Private Data, yeah! and your done!" reallly? so like..the same thing I've basically been doing for the past 10 years? Really, wow, why didn't I think of that... oh thats right THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. Just look at what has to be done to do it... I actually read some solutions that involved going into the registry and changing stuff there (didn't work..) They really need to get rid of this feature or offer an actual option to turn it off, Super Browser my but.. there IS NO PRIVACY with this thing on, it makes "Clear Private Data" completely useless, they don't have to go through your history, someone doesn't even have to actually WANT to see your history, all they have to do.. is type in the address bar... really, just brilliant.. Glad your solution worked for me as well , thought its really ridiculous, but I'll be passing it on.