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how to select whole address in address bar in web browser

Asked by kumar

Hi, this is a really tiny thing but its really useful as i surf heavily.. in Windows, in any web browser(chrome, firefox, ie) whenever one click in the address, it selects the whole address.. so its easy to copy the address or type a new address.. however in ubuntu, it doesn't select the whole address, so one need to do select all(ctrl+a) for this.. is there a way to get the windows property... thanks...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

One click on an address in a web browser will open the link in the current wndow (unless there is additional HTML code to open it in a new window)

I am running windows now and cannot recreate what you say in ANY browser (IE7, Firefox and Chromium tested)

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

oh i thought you meant hyperlink, yes i see what you mean now. You can double click the address bar in Ubuntu to get the same thing

I'd submit it as an idea at:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com

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kumar (dsk1984) said : 		#3

thanks, in mine its triple click!!

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kumar (dsk1984) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Azrael Green (azrael-green) said : 		#5

Also, you can one click in the address bar, then press the "Esc" button.

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Nemetz (nemetz) said : 		#6

Clicking in the adress bar and pressing CTRL+A works too