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Firefox's '''Search Bar''' is a convenient way to search using your favorite search engines. The default is [http://google.com Google].
Firefox's '''Search Bar''' is a convenient way to search using your favorite search engines. The default is [http://google.com Google].


==Using Search Bar==
==Using the Search Bar==
To search, click in the Search Bar (or press "Ctrl+K") and start typing. Hit "Enter" and your search will be run. You can use "Alt+Enter" to open search results in a new tab.
To search, click in the Search Bar (or press "Ctrl+K") and start typing. Hit "Enter" and your search will be run. You can use "Alt+Enter" to open search results in a new tab.


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You can clear the previous searches from the Search Bar. Just right-click it and select "Clear Search History". You can delete individual elements by selecting them and pressing "Shift+Del".
You can clear the previous searches from the Search Bar. Just right-click it and select "Clear Search History". You can delete individual elements by selecting them and pressing "Shift+Del".


==Viewing filtered results from search engines==
===Google===
There is a way to turn Safesearch off in the Google search plugin without setting preference cookies. Simply go to the Firefox [[installation directory]] (not the [[profile folder]]), open up the "<tt>searchplugins</tt>" directory, open up the "<tt>Google.src</tt>" file and add <code><input name="safe" value="off"></code> between <code><input name="oe" value="utf-8"></code> and
<code><interpret browserResultType="result"></code>. Then save the file and restart Firefox.


===Yahoo===
To turn off filtering for Yahoo, go to the Firefox [[installation directory]] and open the "<tt>searchplugins</tt>" directory. Then open up the "<tt>yahoo.src</tt>" file in Notepad or a similar text editor. Add <code><input name="vm" value="i"></code> after <code><input name="ei" value="UTF-8"></code>. Save and restart Firefox.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:16, 28 November 2005

This article applies to Firefox.

Firefox's Search Bar is a convenient way to search using your favorite search engines. The default is Google.

Using the Search Bar

To search, click in the Search Bar (or press "Ctrl+K") and start typing. Hit "Enter" and your search will be run. You can use "Alt+Enter" to open search results in a new tab.

The Search Bar supports more than one search engine. To see the list of available engines click the icon at the left of the bar, and a list showing the choices will appear. You can also use "Ctrl+Up"/"Ctrl+Down" to cycle between the available choices.

Installing search plugins

To add new searches to the Search Bar, click the search icon and then click "Add Engines...". You will be taken to Firefox Central page where you can install a few more search plugins. The most comprehensive collection of search plugins is available at mycroft.mozdev.org.

You can always uninstall search plugins you don't like.

  • Linux users: On Linux, you will need root privileges, unless you've installed the program somewhere the user has access to. To obtain root privileges, fire up the console and type su (followed by the root password). Then type firefox.

Clearing search history

You can clear the previous searches from the Search Bar. Just right-click it and select "Clear Search History". You can delete individual elements by selecting them and pressing "Shift+Del".

Viewing filtered results from search engines

Google

There is a way to turn Safesearch off in the Google search plugin without setting preference cookies. Simply go to the Firefox installation directory (not the profile folder), open up the "searchplugins" directory, open up the "Google.src" file and add <input name="safe" value="off"> between <input name="oe" value="utf-8"> and <interpret browserResultType="result">. Then save the file and restart Firefox.

Yahoo

To turn off filtering for Yahoo, go to the Firefox installation directory and open the "searchplugins" directory. Then open up the "yahoo.src" file in Notepad or a similar text editor. Add <input name="vm" value="i"> after <input name="ei" value="UTF-8">. Save and restart Firefox.

See also