Hijacked newtab address bar

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• How to disable "on: newtab ' text in the address bar of each new tab Firefox 13

  Many of us are used to open a new tab and begin to write search queries / web address in the address bar

  with Firefox 13 if I open new tab and just try to get firefox
  following appears in the address bar

  Subject: newtabfirefox

  (topic: newtab is already written in the new tab address bar)

  If you want to open a new tab in a some URLs (like www.google.com or another site) go to Subject: config find/type browser.newtab.url , double click (or right click on it and select Edit) and type the url you want. Whenever you open a new tab, you open it in this url/site.

  If you want to open a new tab like a Virgin tab, so you can write search queries / web address in the address bar, do the same thing and type Subject: vacuum .
  Each new tab in the future, it opens in white.

  Thank you

  Please check 'Resolved' the answer really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.

• When changing the "browser.newtab.url" is there a way to prevent the update address bar?

  When I change "browser.newtab.url" to about: home and open a new tab, focus is set on the address bar, not the search box on the home page of firefox. The same thing happens if I change the url to google.com or another search engine. Is it possible to avoid this.

  This has been fixed in version 14 and more.

• I had Google as search engine by default, when I used the address bar to search for, but Yahoo has hijacked this function and I can't get default Google.

  Windows Firefox 29.0.01 8.1

  It doesn't seem to be an easy way to reset the default search engine to use in search in the address bar. Am I missing something?

  And also, why can Yahoo turn this function is the default search engine?

  Hi gcraighammond, I just noticed that you had a problem, a right-click. To change the search engine, click with the left button on the icon and a list of search engine options would fall down.

  Yet once, it doesn't until you move the search box back to the toolbar AND to exit to customize the view.

• How MP3Rocket hijacks search from address bar?

  After that the MP3Rocket Firefox address bar research facility has been redirected to mp3rocketsearch.com.Uninstalling MP3Rocket has not helped. There is no reference to add and remove PR., nothing in the addons of Firefox.

  The configuration file is changed. But when I restore the configuration file, restarting Firefox brings once again changed value in the configuration file. The value of keywordURL is set to MP3Rocketsearch.com

  What bothers me is why I could not find anything on this problem (of the less anything usable) Internet

  fixed formatting

  See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

• Why is the update after a CTRL + T (new tab) on the search (instead of address bar) bar in newer versions?

  I got all the 'browser.newtab*' in: config by default in my firefox (38.0.5) - (except "browser.newtabpage.enhanced" + "browser.newtabpage.introShown").

  When you open a new tab using CTRL + T (on older versions of firefox) has been emphasis to the address bar - which made a lot more sense to me that you can immediately begin typing the URL. Since the last update (version 20 (Heisenbug) Fedora) emphasis is placed on the search bar, so when you type something I find myself looking from ' subject: newtab "page which is really annoying (another CTRL + L needs to first set the focus on where I expect it to be).

  This change happened on purpose? If so - is there a way to go back tho old behavior?

  Or is there sth wrong with my version of Firefox only and the default behavior is still ok?

  thx for the tips,
  Andare

  See my response to this similar question.

  In short, if you have the Tile tabs extension, either upgrade to the latest version (13.1) which is supposed to fix this or turn it off.

  Let us know if that solve you your problem or not.

• Address bar is no longer enabled when opening blank tab

  Since today, when I open a new tab (be it with ctrl + T or by clicking on the Green over a symbol), the address bar is no longer enabled, which means that I have to click it before you start typing. When I have about: newtab (the one with the tiles and the search bar) as a page by default (in browser.newtab.url), I can get to the search bar by pressing Tab, but this isn't what I want anyway. I tried to change the browser.newtab.url to about: white tips of a different issue, but it has not changed anything.

  So far I could just hit ctrl + T and start typing in the address bar, I found something very useful. Is it possible to resume?

  I didn't install anything, except perhaps a small number of libraries (Linux updated) automatic, but there is nothing that says firefox it as far as I can remember.

  If you have the Tile tabs extension, it happens to cause this problem. But version 13.1 released today resolves the problem.

  If you do not tile tabs but you have other extensions or themes, one of them might be the cause.

  Try Firefox Safe mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily disables hardware acceleration, restores some settings and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

  If Firefox is open, you can restart Firefox Safe mode in the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button

    

    click Help

    

    then select restart with disabled modules.

  If Firefox does not work, you can start Firefox in Mode safe as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold down the SHIFT key when you open the desktop Firefox or shortcut in the start menu.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key during the startup of Firefox.
  • On Linux: Exit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox-safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the installation path of Firefox for example/usr/lib/firefox)

  When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "start mode safe."

  

  If the problem is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps described in the section Troubleshooting extensions, themes and problems of hardware acceleration to resolve common Firefox problems to find the cause.

  To exit safe mode of Firefox, simply close Firefox and wait a few seconds before you open Firefox for normal use again.

  When find you what is causing your problems, please let us know. This might help others with the same problem.

• How can I return search box in a new tab? When I open a new tab, it is only to show the address bar.

  When I click on + to open a new tab, this tab shows only the address bar, no search box! This problem is created suddenly. Previously, this problem, when I opened a new tab it shows google search box and the address bar. Now, the address bar of the new tab worked for both page looking box and address bar.

  I followed: config process and it's worked. But, when I start my computer after a few more hours I see this problem! What can I do? Please tell me.

  I have attached a picture of your understanding.

  I wouldn't try a reinstall immediately. An ordinary reinstall often not made the changes that it would bring.

  user.js file will be a small file in your profile and contained text. If copy you and rename user . txt or user.js.txt it will be readable by any word processor, even if Notepad can open it is.

  • Background info see http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file

  Paste the content in your next reply. He can give us some clues as to what is happening.

  In fact the user.js file will change behavior of Firefox and you want to simply rename temporarily; instead of renaming a copy; in order to disable and see what happens.

  Just another thought the usual options used for newtabs

  • Subject: white - it's a plain blankpage, no bar to search it.
  • Subject: newtab - currently by default has a search bar and the tiles
  • topic: home - a search bar and some settings icons etc

  You can try one of these out by typing in the address bar Subject: House or whatever, (or try on: subject).

  It is has two troubleshooting steps simple which will help, but you don't seem to have tried yet.

  First, try fashion without failure of Firefox.
  For example, in now the SHIFT key when you click the icon to start Firefox

  • The problems of Firefox in Mode safe

  The second interesting to try procedure is to create a new additional profile for test purposes. Which erases most of the settings and not be affected by file user.js or interfere with your existing settup. You get the choice what profile to use when you start Firefox.

  • Use the Profile Manager to create and delete profiles Firefox

• I want the cursor to be in the address bar when you create a new window; It works for new tabs and a new private window, but not in safe mode.

  I tried following the advice offered in the different threads bit I found on this but nothing works out. I want the cursor to be in the address bar when I open a new window or when firefox opens without restoring a previous session. I solved the problem for new tabs via subject: config, but it does not work for the new windows. I tried safe mode and the problem persists. In a new private window, the cursor is in the address bar.

  A new window opens the homepage (default: subject: House) and not the new tab page (default: subject: newtab).

  Some of the built-in pages set the focus to the search bar on the web page, just like the Google site only.

  You can use a bookmark in the bookmarks toolbar that opens the subject: blank page.
  If you hold down the SHIFT key when you click this bookmark, then you open a new widow with this page.
  Otherwise, you need to set the home page to about: blank or on the point: about to have easy access to all the pages.

• How can I open a new tab and enter automatically in the address bar and not in the Firefox search engine?

  When I open a new tab I see Google search smooth with large beautiful Firefox logo on the top center of research, and makes me automatically type in this research. Is there a way to automatically enter address bar when a new tab is opened? Just moved to Firefox and it's quite annoying.
  Thanks to all the advice.
  -Karl

  Looks like you have set browser.newtab.url to Subject: House which opens the default home page in each new tab. The simplest thing to do is to reset this preference so that instead of the new tab page:

  1. Type of topic: config in the address bar and press ENTER.
  2. To ignore the warning, press the big button "I'll be careful, I promise!
  3. In the search box, paste browser.newtab.url
  4. In the search results, click browser.newtab.url , and then choose reset.

  Otherwise,.

  1. Custom installation tab.
     • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab/
  2. Open the modules (Ctrl + Shift + A Manager; Mac: Command + shift + A), then the Extensions category.
  3. Next to the new custom label, click on the Options button.
  4. The value of any page you want to open in each new tab (topic: newtab is the value default; about: home is the default home page) and make sure that "Focus in the URL bar" is not checked.

• Firefox 23.0.1, update is no longer automatically highlights the contents of address bar when I open a new tab.

  The foregoing. When I opened a new tab in the past, before the new update, firefox would automatically highlight the text in the address bar, and I couldn't just start typing here the address of the site that I wanted to. I could quickly get anywhere I want in less than a second. Now, I need to drag, and then click on in the bar every time to address. I installed an add-on called "custom newtab", but it slows down just me lower due to a lag between opening a new tab and the add-on kick and highlighting the contents of address bar.
  What is happening is this:
  Click "new tab".
  New tab opens blank, and the text appears highlighted "google.co.uk" for about a quarter second.
  Loading the Google page and highlight the text becomes not for another second quarter.
  The module comes in and highlights the text "google.co.uk" Meanwhile I have already started typing and end up losing the first part of words, sending me random web pages and research.

  Why this change? Difficulty please!

  Hi ChrisYeomans, a change has been noted in other threads on google.co.uk

  The http URL now automatically redirects to https. Since you did not specify the Protocol in your newtab.url setting, Firefox attempts http and it is immediately redirected to the https domain. You should be able to see this happen unless your computer is much faster than mine.

  Firefox does not handle this redirect elegantly - the URL in the address bar is not enabled unless you click a different tab, and then click back.

  To work around the problem, update your newtab.url to the URL https://www.google.co.uk/ full

• How to select all the text in the address bar when you open a new tab

  I changed browser.newtab.url to a Web site with links, that I often use. Now, I have the problem that I don't always want to use one of these links. So when I start typing in the address bar text simply add the URL of my site. The problem would be solved, if the text in the address bar is activated every time when I opened a new tab (I could press each time crtl + of course, but I usually just type)

  Is there something in the config, I can change or an Addon?

  I had this same problem, but I was able to remedy this by installing this add-on:
  
  https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab/

  After the installation, remember to go to add-ons, Extensions; Click on the Options button; and select the development of space in the URL bar.

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• How can I stop Firefox giving search suggestions in the address bar?

  From the last update, if I start typing something in the address bar, I get random search suggestions as if I was using the search instead. How can I disable this? It is kind of annoying, and it really bothers me. I read in another article that I went to about: config and checked "I'll be careful", it would stop, but I'm worried it may screw up my browser. Is there another way to solve this problem? Or do I just move a superior browser?

  No it won't cause other problems as long as you do not change other preferences.

• How to turn off the suggestion of "Search with Google" on the address bar?

  Since the new update of Firefox that it appeared and I would turn it off if possible. Basically, it turns out whenever I type a title/name of a Web site but I don't need.

  Screenshot is attached. Or here's another link if that didn't download: http://i.imgur.com/3lfJHvo.png

  Thank you!

  Hello FelipeMarc

  1. In the address bar, type Subject: config and press enter. The subject: config "this might void your warranty!" warning page may appear.
  2. Click on I'll be careful, I promise! to keep the comments: config page.
  3. Copy and paste into the search field the next "BOLD" browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete
  4. Double-click on it, to make false
  5. close the topic: tab config, exit firefox and restart.

  Thank you

• My address bar search has changed and it's really annoying.

  Hello.
  Today, my firefox has changed something in the address bar search system.
  Now the first link it provides is for "popular sites" or your partners no idea but it's boring as hell.
  He destroyed all my combinations of site search...
  When I wrote normally shortcuts like 'pwn' 'kol' 'da' for my sites now the first link provided to ask me "want to pwn/kol/da search in google? Dailymotion? »
  No ffs I don't want that. If I wanted to, I would use the search bar.
  I tried to fix it but can't find it in the normal options and won't play with the config of my own.
  Where I can it turn off? I can't stand it.

  You can set browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete to false to remove the suggestion to visit the location bar page menu drop-down.
  Note that the sound is not really new, but it has now enabled by default in Firefox 43.

  • http://blog.bonardo.NET/2014/07/24/unified-complete-coming-to-Firefox-34 (Fx35)

  You can open the topic: config page via the address bar.
  You can accept the warning and click on "I'll be careful" to continue.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/about:config