After Firefox 23.0.1 I got no default search engine. How can I change in regular behavior?

Before last 'upgrade' to Firefox, I used to type any result page or the words in the URL bar and Firefox opens a Google (or whatever I chose as the default search in the options) to the words I typed.
Now, I don't have a "default search", search on the URL bar follows what is selected in the search bar. How can I set a default search from the URL bar?

I don't understand the changes, if we already have a search bar with plenty of search engines, why the hell should I use the URL bar to do a search using the search engine the same selected in the search bar? I use the URL bar search to find a URL, it makes no sense to try to find a URL with amazon, ebay or wikipedia, i.e.

I read on "Keywords" to search directly from the URL bar, as copied Firefox to Google Chrome omnibar. But I want quick searches when the features of autocomlplete does not work, I don't want to have to remember a keyword for a specific engine, type this keyword and the search string, it is what made me leave Chrome when I tried first.

A I missed something? Can someone help me?

PS: Sorry for my outburst, but I'me so disappointed.

Thank you! I just discovered it... but only the addon does not work, need to do too: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/keywordurl-hack/reviews/497929/ because the only addon is not bring the keyword. URL string.
Shame to all this mess just to set up a copy of a useless feature of Google Chrome... Long live Firefox is open and get us it fixed by ourselves. hour

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