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Why won't google search box completions work?

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When I type a query into the google search box, suggested completions are listed in a box which opens below. But when I click on one of these the list disappears and I'm left just with the characters that I've typed.

When I type a query into the google search box, suggested completions are listed in a box which opens below. But when I click on one of these the list disappears and I'm left just with the characters that I've typed.

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Known problem with the Google Toolbar extension.
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs

If you use the Up / Down arrow keyboard keys, you can navigate the drop-down, then use the Enter key to select the highlighted item.

That's the best suggestion I have, short of the developer fixing that problem (and others).

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Known problem with the Google Toolbar extension.
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs

If you use the Up / Down arrow keyboard keys, you can navigate the drop-down, then use the Enter key to select the highlighted item.

That's the best suggestion I have, short of the developer fixing that problem (and others).