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Firefox Address Window

Asked by SNWOLF

My problem is this: in the past when I've used Firefox through Windows, the address bar always kept a list of past sites I had visited. Now, via Ubuntu, what the address bar does is keep a list of my bookmarks when I open the address bar and scroll down.

I don't want that presentation - I can look at my bookmarks elsewhere. I have looked everywhere in an attempt to rectify the problem but I have no idea what to do - I was hoping someone on this forum would give me a few pointers.

Regards

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please tell, have you alredy tried to press CTRL+H to view browser History... ?
Thank you

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

Hi,
if there shouldn't be results in the dropdown list of the url bar type in there:
about:config
search for
browser.urlbar.maxRichResults
change the number of entries to zero = 0 ### or whatever you like

In addition other examples:

exclude bookmarks
places.frecency.bookmarkVisitBonus = 0
places.frecency.unvisitedBookmarkBonus = 0

match only typed
browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped = true

Close and restart firefox

more
about config
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries#Browser..2A

about the Awesome bar (incl. critics see external links at the end of this article)
http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/04/17/628/

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SNWOLF (snwolf) said : 		#3

Marcobra - Yes I've tried that. But I would prefer my browser History to be in the Address Bar also. My previous experience with Firefox is that that is the default position.

Sam - I don't understand most of what you have written as I am a Linux newbie who doesn't understand command line language and has no particular inclination in that direction - but thanks for your input. Thanks for the link to the Awesome bar it looks very interesting.

What I still don't understand is why why URL switched from browser History entries to Bookmark entries in the first place.

What I am after is a way to convert it back manually, using available material on Firefox, without resorting to command line entry: possibly I might delve into that territory at a later date but temperamentally I'm disinclined to nut&bolts tech-tinkering.

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#4

Hi again,
I'm sorry, but I've just demonstrated if something is such annoying for someone there can be found easy solutions.
If you feel that typing >about:config< in the address rsp. location bar is asked a little to much, maybe you'd like to install an addon which provides the so called "old bar".
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6227

btw. the dropdown list contains bookmarks and history links but in some peoples view not very smart sorted,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9965812-2.html?hhTest=1

no problem either, because Mozilla is encouraging to contribute, e.g. by reaching out to developers.
http://www.mozilla.org/developer/

However enjoy Open Source and it's community.

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SNWOLF (snwolf) said : 		#5

Thanks Sam, that solved my question.