Is there a keyboard shortcut for Google Toolbar in FF 2.0?

November 11, 2006 3:32 AM

Is there a keyboard shortcut that moves the keyboard cursor to the Google Toolbar in Firefox 2.0?

I've been an avid user of the Google Toolbar for a long time. Recently, I upgraded to Firefox 2.0 -- and to my surprise, alt + S no longer moves my cursor to the Google Toolbar, but instead, opens the "History" menu bar.

Because I am both a creature of habit and incurably lazy, I would love to be able to use some sort of a keyboard shortcut to search using the Google Toolbar. This page suggests that alt + S is the only way to do so at the moment.

Is there a way for me to associate some keyboard shortcut with the toolbar? Alternatively, is there a way so disable to shortcut that opens the history menu? Thanks in advance!

posted by tickingclock to computers & internet (5 comments total)

Is Ctrl+K what you are looking for?
posted by arcticseal at 3:36 AM on November 11, 2006

May I suggest http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard?

And while you are at it, wikipedia searches are done by typing wp plus your search term on the address bar, for example wp metafilter.

And DO NOT type about:mozilla on the address bar and press enter.
posted by Dataphage at 4:03 AM on November 11, 2006

Both answers are perfect. Thank you!
posted by tickingclock at 2:04 PM on November 11, 2006

This is the google toolbar. You seem to be talking about the search bar, in which you can install all manner of search engines.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 3:36 PM on November 11, 2006

Mr. Gunn, I was actually talking about the actual Google Toolbar. But I find that arcticseal and Dataphage's solutions work almost just as well, as I can still use the keyboard shortcut to search on Google.
posted by tickingclock at 4:59 PM on November 11, 2006