• thingsiplay@beehaw.org
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    23 days ago

    I might go back to separate search box too. Had it before. The best thing to me is, that search term is still there and I can simply click to do a search with different engine without retyping it.

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      23 days ago

      Heh, that seems exactly what the new search term persistence feature enables with the unified address bar.

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        23 days ago

        Hmm not reall or does it? I mean in the address bar, if I type a word and search something, then the search terms will be replaced by the address of the site.

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          23 days ago

          That’s what used to happen, but with this version, if you type a word and search something, and you’ll still see the search terms in the address bar. (Although you can disable it if you don’t like it.)

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            23 days ago

            I just got the update 137. I think there is some misunderstanding here. Lets say I open a new empty tab. Then I type in the address bar “mario” and do a search with default engine. Now the search term will be replaced with the website or search engines site address. I can change the search engine, but only before doing a search.

            On the other hand, if have a separate search bar and type the word “mario”, it will stay there, even after committing and opening the new pages.

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              23 days ago

              Weird, and this is with the separate search bar disabled? If I type mario, then press Enter, then DuckDuckGo opens with the search, and my address bar still says mario, and I can still change the search engine.

              You might want to look for this option under “Search” in the settings:

              Show search terms in the address bar on results pages

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                23 days ago

                I don’t have that option. Maybe I misunderstand here something. I am on Linux, maybe it does not work here?