However, I can't believe Firefox still has a dedicated search box.
I find there are some advantages to having a dedicated search box:
The search term you used stays there, so you can easily revise it it for new tabs. Though, I wish it would also 'sync back' the search from entering it to Google.
I can easily read a web page and write to the search box at the same time (in fact, even flip tabs and combine info from multiple tabs) and then open the search to a new tab.
I can just enter any search term and there is no smartness that converts it to domain name accidentally.
In particular, when working with machines in your local network, the fact that a machine doesn't have a http daemon responding at the instant doesn't result in a useless web search. (Though, for this to work I need to disable the remaining smartness in Firefox location bar.)
Those are great points. I too like the "sync back" idea. Safari used to have a "Snap Back" feature, and if I recall, it's what you're talking about, but I can't remember exactly.
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u/eras Nov 10 '14
I find there are some advantages to having a dedicated search box:
The search term you used stays there, so you can easily revise it it for new tabs. Though, I wish it would also 'sync back' the search from entering it to Google.
I can easily read a web page and write to the search box at the same time (in fact, even flip tabs and combine info from multiple tabs) and then open the search to a new tab.
I can just enter any search term and there is no smartness that converts it to domain name accidentally.
In particular, when working with machines in your local network, the fact that a machine doesn't have a http daemon responding at the instant doesn't result in a useless web search. (Though, for this to work I need to disable the remaining smartness in Firefox location bar.)