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Firefox 140 Brings Tab Unload, Custom Search & New ESR (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This update makes it much easier to add custom search engines in Firefox. You can now right-click in a search field on a supported website and select “Add Search Engine” to add it. You can edit the name and assign a keyboard.

Am I misremembering things, didn't this feature exist already in the past?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe the old feature was keyword bookmarks, not sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah it definitely was keyword bookmarks, but there was an option to "add a keyword for this search" or something along those lines

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes I’m pretty sure that this has been an option. For example when I go to imdb.com and right click on the tab, it prompts me to “add imdb” for search. Many such cases on many different websites. Maybe they changed the term or function.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sort of. I believe search engine providers actually have to create an extension to be listed in the setting.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No I distinctly remember being able to right click and add a keyword and bookmark for search field on random website forms, even internal ones on company intranet sites and such