How can I make Firefox work like it did before Leopard.

June 14, 2008 9:21 AM

I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.14 on a second-generation Macbook on which I just installed Leopard. When I was using Tiger, I could simply go to a URL by typing "apple" or "metafilter" into the address bar. Now I have to enter the .com/.org/etc. at the end, or I get taken to Embarq's annoying search page. How can I fix this?
posted by 4ster to computers & internet (11 comments total)

If you have no objection to updating to Firefox 3 (final release this Tuesday) you'll have your (even more) intelligent address bar. Really amazing.
posted by dawson at 9:30 AM on June 14

2nding dawson -- FF3 works like this without issue.
posted by modernnomad at 9:32 AM on June 14

Open DNS
posted by gergtreble at 9:40 AM on June 14

Opt out of the Embarq search page

posted by dcjd at 9:51 AM on June 14

What dcjd said. This is Embarq's fault.
posted by zsazsa at 10:01 AM on June 14

Thanks, everyone. dcjd fixed it. I seemed to have problems in the past getting that setting to "stick."

Regarding Firefox 3, has anyone had sucess using TabMixPlus or Adblock with it?

Thanks again, everyone.
posted by 4ster at 10:02 AM on June 14

Adblock Plus works just swimmingly with FF3.
posted by zsazsa at 10:16 AM on June 14

As dawson said, all will be well with add-ons next week or the week after with the release of FF3.
posted by lockestockbarrel at 10:18 AM on June 14

TabMixPlus works fine on FF3 RC1-3, but you need to install the developer build of it in order for it to work in FF3. I've been using it since FF3 RC1, and so far I havent noticed any problems with it (and I'm a heavy tab user...most of the time, I have 75-100 tabs open at once!)
posted by melorama at 10:39 AM on June 14

If you hit Ctrl+enter, it puts in the www and the .com for you, by the way.
posted by !Jim at 9:26 PM on June 14

Like Jim said, Ctrl+Enter for .com, and
Shift+Enter for .net
Ctrl+Shift+Enter for .org
posted by althanis at 9:40 PM on June 14