search engine on new tab
I want my search engine to show on new tabs instead of using the address bar (a very inefficient way to do a search, frankly). For now I either have to use firefox or click on my search bar in the header to get it to come up.
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If this is about the search bar on the Firefox Home page, then you need to flip a pref on the about:config page. Otherwise you can look at this extension and check its setings:
You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to disable this feature.
- browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar = false
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
This doesn't really help. When I open a new tab after setting to false it's blank. What I want to do is open a new tab and have my preferred search engine show on the page like it does when I click on google for a search. This is not about the search bar, it's what is on the actual new page.
I've added an image of what I'm trying to do. I thought I had this set before but am unsure.
But then you have to load an extra page, the default configuration where you simply create a new tab (Ctrl+T) and start typing is more efficient.
I have to load an extra page now because it defaults to typing in the address bar instead of in my search. I just want my search preference to come up. It's set as my home page and still doesn't show up with clicking on home.
without clicking on the home button I mean