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Using Different Search Engines for Address Bar & Search Bar?

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FireFoxFan1
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Is there a way to customize settings so that my address bar uses one search engine and my search bar uses another? For instance, can I set my browser so that when I type something into the address bar it will using the Yahoo! Search engine, but if I type something into the Search Bar next to it that the Search Bar uses Google Search?

I doubt this is an option the browser offers, but thought I'd ask to be sure.

Is there a way to customize settings so that my address bar uses one search engine and my search bar uses another? For instance, can I set my browser so that when I type something into the address bar it will using the Yahoo! Search engine, but if I type something into the Search Bar next to it that the Search Bar uses Google Search? I doubt this is an option the browser offers, but thought I'd ask to be sure.

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cor-el
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For the address bar you can select a search engine via the '@' operator (Yahoo: keyword -> @y).

FireFoxFan1
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This doesn't actually address my question, directly, or really at all.

cor-el
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Like you already assumed, this is not possible in Firefox (was possible long ago in the past), so we can only offer alternatives/workarounds like I posted above. Choosing a different search engine for the search bar is a lot more effort than using a keyword search in the location bar.