when I type a search phrase, why does it appear in my address bar instead of the Google search box?

[Newatthis]

Hello,

I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
the google search box?

I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
instead of the address bar.

Thank you!

[Cy Burnot]

Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:

Why?

[Newatthis]

Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
http://www.google.comrestaurants.

[Jay Garcia]

On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:

Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.


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[Newatthis]

This seems to happen predominantly with Firefox.

[WLS]

Why are you entering search words in the address bar, if you are at
www.google.com, and not the search field?

Simple solution. In the address bar type about:home, after the page
loads enter the search term in the Google field, press Search.

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[clay]

On 02/16/2012 4:33 PM, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot<cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
>>>
>>> > Hello,
>>>
>>> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
>>> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
>>> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
>>> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
>>> > the google search box?
>>>
>>> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
>>> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
>>> > instead of the address bar.
>>>
>>> Why?
>>
>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>

And the OP stated the cursor is in the google search box... not the
location bar, yet the text appends to the location bar.

Has to be one of those obscure features, like 'find as you type' got
turned on by mistake.

[WLS]

I saw my search terms appended to the URL with a separator, like this.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=3&gs_id=l&xhr=t&q=restoration+hardware&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&pbx=1&oq=res&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=328452f340800b65&biw=1440&bih=735

while displaying search results on the page, before I even pressed search.

<shrug>

[Cy Burnot]

Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 7:26 PM:

Got it. Weird!

[spence...@gmail.com]

WLS,

I don't intentionally want to enter my search term in the address bar. My web browser is doing this for me (even though it looks as if my cursor is in the search field). It used to be when I visited Google and began typing, it would automatically appear in the Google search field. But with the recent upgrades of Firefox, I am finding that the focus seems to default to the address bar.

How do I fix this??

Thanks

[WLS]

I have no idea. I don't use Google, unless I'm testing it to see a
problem, and I don't have the problem you have.

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[Daniel]

I just went to one of my open browser windows, selected Tools->Search
the Web, get the Google home page, typed "type" in the search box and
got ten possibilities.

WFM!

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[carri...@gmail.com]

I am having this problem right now. And it doesnt seem like anyone actually came up with a solution on this thread??

I use google Chrome Browser and my favorite search engine is google. But I do not like that when I go to the search home page, and even though I click on the searchbox, which already has a blinking cursor in it, as soon as I start to type it only shows in the address bar.

Its the correct page, I know what I am doing. It was fine up to a couple weeks ago for me. Now it goes to address bar. And since it does that I dont get the same google sugestions as I type that used to drop down from the search bar.

Anyone find this thread please let me know what you think?
Thanks

[Burry]

Wait a year or two, then FF is the same as Chrome,
and we can better advise you.

[WaltS]

On 10/22/2013 08:28 PM, carri...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am having this problem right now. And it doesnt seem like anyone actually came up with a solution on this thread??
>
> I use google Chrome Browser and my favorite search engine is google. But I do not like that when I go to the search home page, and even though I click on the searchbox, which already has a blinking cursor in it, as soon as I start to type it only shows in the address bar.
>
> Its the correct page, I know what I am doing. It was fine up to a couple weeks ago for me. Now it goes to address bar. And since it does that I dont get the same google sugestions as I type that used to drop down from the search bar.
>
> Anyone find this thread please let me know what you think?
> Thanks
>
>
>
>

I think you are confused, or a spammer.

Chrome browser support is in that direction ----------------->

[Chrome Help](https://support.google.com/chrome/#topic=3227046)

[Google Chrome Forum - Google
Groups](https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome)

[goodwin]

On 10/22/2013 06:48 PM, WaltS wrote:

> I think you are confused, or a spammer.

Think you mean troll here...

[lcl...@gmail.com]

Wow, Mozilla fans are as big a bunch of assholes as apple fans. I'l never understand why people who don't have an answer like to post inane comments in response to a users questions.

My motivation here is to shame the shameless.

[WaltS48]

On 04/21/2014 08:04 AM, lcl...@gmail.com wrote:
> Wow, Mozilla fans are as big a bunch of assholes as apple fans. I'l never understand why people who don't have an answer like to post inane comments in response to a users questions.
>
> My motivation here is to shame the shameless.
>

Guilty!.

Some of us can be just as big a bunch of assholes as Google Group trolls
like you.

Do you have a solution for the users problem? Post it.

[»Q«]

In <news:13c2dbc6-4dde-4bd3...@googlegroups.com>,

lcl...@gmail.com wrote:

> Wow, Mozilla fans are as big a bunch of assholes as apple fans.

You picked a thread that's over a year old to troll us?

> I'l never understand why people who don't have an answer like to post
> inane comments in response to a users questions.

This group isn't really for user questions. User questions belong in
the mozilla.support.* hierarchy, where there's much less inanity.

> My motivation here is to shame the shameless.

Nah, you're just a trolling googlegrouper.

[Daniel]

On 22/04/14 01:54, »Q« wrote:
> In <news:13c2dbc6-4dde-4bd3...@googlegroups.com>,
> lcl...@gmail.com wrote:

<Snip>

>> My motivation here is to shame the shameless.
>
> Nah, you're just a trolling googlegrouper.

One wonders why anyone would troll in a support group, let alone a
general topic group (where, I suppose, trolling is as close to "on
topic" as anything else!!).

By posing a question in a support group, the OP is virtually stating
that they want to stick with whatever they had been using, as long as
they can fix the current situation and that they don't want to change
(which would be soooo easy to do!!)!!

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[reamd...@gmail.com]

I've been having the same problem and it is really annoying. I'll get one or two letters into typing a google search and then it will pop up and start typing in the address bar. Too bad there doesn't appear to be a fix yet

[WaltS48]

On 06/30/2014 05:09 PM, reamd...@gmail.com wrote:
> I've been having the same problem and it is really annoying. I'll get one or two letters into typing a google search and then it will pop up and start typing in the address bar. Too bad there doesn't appear to be a fix yet
>

Same problem with what version of Firefox on what operating system?

What version was the original poster that you are replying to using?
Operating system?

I'm not going to look for the whole thread because you are too lazy to
quote previous posts.

Does the same problem occur in Firefox safe mode?

[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode | Firefox
Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode)


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[shanes...@gmail.com]

I am still having the same problem and it started the same time as a search conduit unwanted browser helper found it's way on to my system. I got rid of most of the remnants of the infection through some tools online, but I have yet to solve the same problem in Chrome. When I go to www.google.com, and then select the text input box, the very first letter I type, the focus shifts to the address bar and the text begins to appear there.

[shanes...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:59:10 PM UTC-6, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
>
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
>
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
>
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
>
> the google search box?
>
>
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
>

> and start typing a searcnd , I would like it to appear in the search box

>
> instead of the address bar.
>
>
>
> Thank you!

Look in your default search engine settings. Right click the address bar and choose edit search engines. Pay close attention to the url of your default search engine. It is directing you to a page that is forcing this tool to take over the search so everything goes through them. Delete it. It seemed to be tricky for me to delete it, but I was persistent and it did the trick.

[Erness]

WaltS48 wrote:
> On 06/30/2014 05:09 PM, reamd...@gmail.com wrote:
>> I've been having the same problem and it is really annoying. I'll get
>> one or two letters into typing a google search and then it will pop up
>> and start typing in the address bar. Too bad there doesn't appear to
>> be a fix yet
>>
>
>
> Same problem with what version of Firefox on what operating system?
>
> What version was the original poster that you are replying to using?
> Operating system?
>
> I'm not going to look for the whole thread because you are too lazy to
> quote previous posts.
>
> Does the same problem occur in Firefox safe mode?
>
> [Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode | Firefox
> Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode)
>
>

I thought the fix would be Bing. ;-)


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[mobicube%c...@gtempaccount.com]

Ok, after some serious time spent on this I can finaly type into the search box that resides in the middle of the page without it jumping up to the address bar or opening another google page.

Not sure what step did it, but this fixed my issue.

1: Logged into to Google, Clicked the Gear (Options Icon) in the top right.
Clicked on 'Search Settings' and under Google Instant predictions I selected Never show Instant results.

2: In my Chrome browser Clicked the Icon in top right and went to Settings, clicked on Show Advanced Settings, under Privacy I unchecked Use a prediction service... and unchecked Predict network actions.

My search engine is still Google.

I use the New Tab Redirect extension and have my URL set to https://www.google.com/webhp

Hope this can help someone

[avni...@gmail.com]

Thank you so much!!!
This behavior was driving me batty and I couldn't figure out why it was only happening in Chrome.
I changed the Chrome settings you described and it stopped <whew>

[eddie...@gmail.com]

> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.

**********************
Incorrect. Typing always jumps to address bar. Why do they even bother having a search box.

[eddie...@gmail.com]

On Monday, April 21, 2014 at 5:04:50 AM UTC-7, lcl...@gmail.com wrote:
> Wow, Mozilla fans are as big a bunch of assholes as apple fans. I'l never understand why people who don't have an answer like to post inane comments in response to a users questions.
>
> My motivation here is to shame the shameless.

My thoughts, exactly.

[WaltS48]

For the same reason that gmail trolls like you search out old threads to
respond to. They can.

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Turn off instant suggestions in the settings, this should keep google anchored

[margare...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google

> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box

> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

If Google is your homepage on Google Chrome browser, you'll notice in the search bar on Google, it says, "Search Google or type url"
You can type in what you want to search on Google into the search bar, and it goes directly to the url address bar, but it works the same as a Google search. After you type what you're looking for, and press enter, you'll see that it is a regular Google search, it's just supposed to be some kind of shortcut or something. Hope this helps your problem and puts an end to all the pointless and mindless arguing on this thread.

[geoff...@hotmail.com]

On Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:59:10 UTC, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

I had a similar, but worse, problem. I found that typing in the address bar started not only when I was trying to type into search engines in any browser, but also when I tried naming or renaming files, or doing any typing, in fact.

The problem appeared quite suddenly and was intermittent, but disappeared when I changed my keyboard.

One way to check if it`s your keyboard is to try using the On Screen Keyboard:-
Start/Control Panel/Ease of Access Center/Start On-Screen Keyboard

[rene...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 3:59:10 PM UTC-8, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

me too

[tazma...@gmail.com]

On Friday, 17 February 2012 00:33:14 UTC, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> > On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> >> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:

> >>
> >> > Hello,
> >>
> >> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> >> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> >> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> >> > the google search box?
> >>
> >> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >> > instead of the address bar.
> >>

> >> Why?
> >
> > Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
> > don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
> > I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
> > http://www.google.comrestaurants.

>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>
>

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The Op already stated

"whatever I'm typing appears
next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
the google search box"

so he was typing in the search bar. Thats the sort of smarmy answer that discourages some peeps from even asking a question. next time maybe read the ops query first!

[WaltS48]

On 07/06/2015 09:22 AM, tazma...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, 17 February 2012 00:33:14 UTC, Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
>>>>> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
>>>>> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
>>>>> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
>>>>> the google search box?
>>>>
>>>>> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
>>>>> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
>>>>> instead of the address bar.
>>>>
>>>> Why?
>>>
>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>
>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>>
>>

>

> The Op already stated
>
> "whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box"
>
> so he was typing in the search bar. Thats the sort of smarmy answer that discourages some peeps from even asking a question. next time maybe read the ops query first!
>

So you are responding to a topic posted in 2012. Maybe next time read
the date.

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On 2015-07-06 9:22 AM, tazma...@gmail.com wrote:
[...]

> The Op already stated
>
> "whatever I'm typing appears
> next to"http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box"
>
> so he was typing in the search bar. Thats the sort of smarmy answer that discourages some peeps from even asking a question. next time maybe read the ops query first!

I'm assuming that Taz Wants To Know.

Moving a cursor to a new location is not enough. Move the cursor, then
left-click.

Unasked for advice: Be nice, Taz, or you will be deep-sixed.

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[ajhug...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:33:14 PM UTC-5, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> > On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> >> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
> >>
> >> > Hello,
> >>
> >> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page

> >> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears

> >> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in

> >> > the google search box?
> >>
> >> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >> > instead of the address bar.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >
> > Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
> > don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
> > I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
> > http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>
>

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Not as simple as that. I have the same issue. I put the cursor in the search bar. When I type, it moves it to the address bar. Same problem as the previous posting.

[WaltS48]

On 07/22/2015 10:44 AM, ajhug...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:33:14 PM UTC-5, Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
>>>>> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
>>>>> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
>>>>> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
>>>>> the google search box?
>>>>
>>>>> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
>>>>> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
>>>>> instead of the address bar.
>>>>
>>>> Why?
>>>
>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>
>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>>
>>

>

> Not as simple as that. I have the same issue. I put the cursor in the search bar. When I type, it moves it to the address bar. Same problem as the previous posting.
>

Didn't see this problem in Firefox 3.6.27, when that was the version out
when the original post was made, and don't see it in Firefox 39.0.

Restart Firefox in Safe Mode and try again.

[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode | Firefox
Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode)

If that doesn't fix it, Refresh Firefox.

[Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings | Firefox
Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings)

If that doesn't fix it, start a new support post in the Firefox support
newsgroup mozilla.support.firefox

[Mike Easter]

WaltS48 wrote:
> On 07/22/2015 10:44 AM, ajhug...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:33:14 PM UTC-5, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>>>
>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:

Back in 2012 Feb, there was a conversation with a bad subject (putting
the long question in the subject instead of a brief/terse title subject).

That discussion ended about 5.5 years ago. Then a GGer came along and
discovered the stale/dead thread. Instead of appropriately starting a
new timely thread in the appropriate group, s/he rekindled the ancient
thread.

Hey, GGer. Use your Tb mail/news agent as a news agent and point it at
the moz server.

http://ilias.ca/moznewsgroups-tb Subscribing to newsgroups on
news.mozilla.org with Mozilla Thunderbird

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[Daniel]

On 23/07/2015 10:15 AM, Mike Easter wrote:

> Back in 2012 Feb, there was a conversation with a bad subject (putting
> the long question in the subject instead of a brief/terse title subject).
>
> That discussion ended about 5.5 years ago. Then a GGer came along and
> discovered the stale/dead thread. Instead of appropriately starting a
> new timely thread in the appropriate group, s/he rekindled the ancient
> thread.

Hey, Mike, it is 23/07/2015 which could probably be written as 2015.6.
So 5.5 years before today would be approx 2010.1, or Jan 2010, which is
before 2012 Feb.

Did you mean 3.5 years ago or did you mean 2010 Feb?? ;-)

And yes, GG'ers are a pain ... so easy to set SM (or TB, I expect) to do
news groups!!)

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[Mike Easter]

Daniel wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
>
>> Back in 2012 Feb, there was a conversation

>> That discussion ended about 5.5 years ago.

> Did you mean 3.5 years ago

Yes. I misspoke.


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[Daniel]

Happens to the best of us, Mike ;-P

[youdidntge...@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 11:28:27 AM UTC+11, carri...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am having this problem right now. And it doesnt seem like anyone actually came up with a solution on this thread??
>
> I use google Chrome Browser and my favorite search engine is google. But I do not like that when I go to the search home page, and even though I click on the searchbox, which already has a blinking cursor in it, as soon as I start to type it only shows in the address bar.
>
> Its the correct page, I know what I am doing. It was fine up to a couple weeks ago for me. Now it goes to address bar. And since it does that I dont get the same google sugestions as I type that used to drop down from the search bar.
>
> Anyone find this thread please let me know what you think?
> Thanks

>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:59:10 PM UTC-8, Newatthis wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >
> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> >
> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> >
> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> >
> > the google search box?
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >
> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >
> > instead of the address bar.
> >
> >
> >

> > Thank you!

This is happening to me for the first time now in Chrome AND FF Win7

[darrelld...@gmail.com]

hi i am not too computer savvy but what does and how to you sign into google,
I do not understand. to change instant results.

[Daniel]

On 8/09/2015 5:50 AM, darrelld...@gmail.com wrote:
> hi i am not too computer savvy but what does and how to you sign into google,
> I do not understand. to change instant results.
>

Darrell, I'm having troubles working out your problem!!

I think you are saying you are having trouble signing into Google (Why
would anyone want to??) but you are asking this in a (very old) thread
about doing a search on Google in SeaMonkey!

Could you please start a new thread (If you were using SeaMonkey I'd
suggest you click "Compose" rather than "Reply", but as you're using
Google groups (which you suggest you cannot sign into!!) so I'm not sure
what you should do!) and have another go at stating your problem??

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[Ed Mullen]

Daniel wrote on 9/8/2015 5:55 AM:
> On 8/09/2015 5:50 AM, darrelld...@gmail.com wrote:
>> hi i am not too computer savvy but what does and how to you sign into
>> google,
>> I do not understand. to change instant results.
>>
> Darrell, I'm having troubles working out your problem!!
>
> I think you are saying you are having trouble signing into Google (Why
> would anyone want to??)

Because Google offers great functionality on, for instance, calendar
synchronisation.

I use Calendarscope and Handysync for Google. All my devices have the
same calendar entries all the time via this sync. Two smart phones, two
Android tablets, an iPad, and 4 computers.

I, for one, do not view Google as evil.

But, for reference:

<https://www.google.com/search?q=lyric%20paranoia%20strikes%20deep&gws_rd=ssl>

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[Daniel]

On 9/09/2015 11:19 AM, Ed Mullen wrote:
> Daniel wrote on 9/8/2015 5:55 AM:
>> On 8/09/2015 5:50 AM, darrelld...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> hi i am not too computer savvy but what does and how to you sign into
>>> google,
>>> I do not understand. to change instant results.
>>>
>> Darrell, I'm having troubles working out your problem!!
>>
>> I think you are saying you are having trouble signing into Google (Why
>> would anyone want to??)
>
> Because Google offers great functionality on, for instance, calendar
> synchronisation.
>
> I use Calendarscope and Handysync for Google. All my devices have the
> same calendar entries all the time via this sync. Two smart phones, two
> Android tablets, an iPad, and 4 computers.
>
> I, for one, do not view Google as evil.
>
> But, for reference:
>
> <https://www.google.com/search?q=lyric%20paranoia%20strikes%20deep&gws_rd=ssl>

However, Ed, I notice you come here to the news groups directly, *NOT*
via Google!!

And, even though I don't use Google for searching the web, I don't
necessarily see Google as evil, either!!

[rac...@synergisticgroup.com.au]

Thank you for your response. I was having the same problem and this fixed it. Much appreciated!

[bllbrr...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:59:10 PM UTC, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

Thanks for that. It's been driving me crazy too. Finally got it sorted.

[bllbrr...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 3:14:13 AM UTC+1, mobicube%c...@gtempaccount.com wrote:
> Ok, after some serious time spent on this I can finaly type into the search box that resides in the middle of the page without it jumping up to the address bar or opening another google page.
>
> Not sure what step did it, but this fixed my issue.
>
> 1: Logged into to Google, Clicked the Gear (Options Icon) in the top right.
> Clicked on 'Search Settings' and under Google Instant predictions I selected Never show Instant results.
>
> 2: In my Chrome browser Clicked the Icon in top right and went to Settings, clicked on Show Advanced Settings, under Privacy I unchecked Use a prediction service... and unchecked Predict network actions.
>
> My search engine is still Google.
>
> I use the New Tab Redirect extension and have my URL set to https://www.google.com/webhp
>
> Hope this can help someone

Thanks for that. It's been driving me crazy too. You finally got it sorted.

[jms9741...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 3:59:10 PM UTC-8, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

I have the same problem. The search box moves to the top of the page. When I enter a search, I get nothing. So Google is rendered non-functional, so I have to use something else going forward. I am fed up with Google they just have to keep trying to make it better but every time they do something backfires.

[Good Guy]

On 28/10/15 22:40, jms9741...@gmail.com wrote:

I have the same problem. The search box moves to the top of the page. When I enter a search, I get nothing. So Google is rendered non-functional, so I have to use something else going forward. I am fed up with Google they just have to keep trying to make it better but every time they do something backfires.

What exactly are you trying to do and how exactly are doing it to achieve it?.

What do you get if you go to:

<https://www.google.com>

How can a search box move to the top when you go to the above link?  It is fixed on the page and I can't see how it moves.  Can you explain.

Thank you.

[WaltS48]

What version of Firefox do they use that they are having the same
problem as a user in 2012?

Well maybe not the same problem, because this poster says the search box
moves to the top of the page, not the typing appears in the address bar.

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[WaltS48]

On 10/28/2015 06:52 PM, Good Guy wrote:

Start typing in the Search Box on that page and it does jump to the top
of the page with suggestions under it.

Nothing to fix.

[»Q«]

In <news:dMqdnUw60eU3zKzL...@mozilla.org>,

The page is dynamic, so the box can move. Here's a shot before
anything is typed: <http://remarqs.org/misc/google-before.png>. And
one immediately after typing the letter "m":
<http://remarqs.org/misc/google-after.png>.

I don't use Google and I don't know why that bothers anyone; it's
certainly not rendering anything non-functional. ISTM if it bothered
many people, Google wouldn't be doing it. It's not nearly as
bothersome as this three+ year old thread being resurrected every time
a Google Grouper runs across it.

[Ed Mullen]

I've mentioned it before but I'll do it again. Your posting in HTML is
contrary to 99.9% of posts on this group.

For many of us it is unreadable because you obviously do not understand
anything about HTML composition.

It annoys me. It is, because of my normal settings, rendering your
posts unreadable.

So. What I do is totally ignore you. Immediately skip over your posts.

that's too bad because you might actually have something to contribute.
But I'll never know because you flount, deliberately, custom here.

Do you deliberately want to be ignored? Are you trying to be obnoxious?

Hey, just asking!

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[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Ed Mullen wrote:

> Obnoxious Guy wrote:
>> How can a search box move to the top when you go to the above link? It
>> is fixed on the page and I can't see how it moves. Can you explain.

JavaScript.

> Do you deliberately want to be ignored? Are you trying to be obnoxious?

He (a young fella in his 30s) has publicly stated that he loves to annoy
old people, as most of us are here and in Usenet. I completely ignore all
of his posts. That's generally a good idea, too, as most of what I see
when someone quotes him, isn't worthy anyway.

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[jever...@gmail.com]

On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 6:44:42 AM UTC-7, WaltS48 wrote:
> On 07/06/2015 09:22 AM, tazma...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Friday, 17 February 2012 00:33:14 UTC, Jay Garcia wrote:
> >> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
> >>
> >> --- Original Message ---
> >>
> >>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> >>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
> >>>>

it does not matter when the OP was, people still want an answer,In NOV 2015!!
Please address the question and keep your jabs to yourself.
Thanks

[jever...@gmail.com]

Things should not jump around, you may not care but many do, It is distracting. So please help post a reasonable solution that you do not have to be a programmer to understand.
Thanks for your help

[Daniel]

I don't know for sure if this will sort out your problem but enter
about:config in your URL bar, search for "search" (without the inverted
commas) and then double click on
browser.urlbar.showSearch. This should change it from the "default"
setting of "true" to a "user set" setting of "false"

This might give the functioning you require!

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SeaMonkey/2.38 Build identifier: 20150903203501

[Daniel]

Normally I use DuckDuckGo for my searching after I enter the search item
in the URLbar, because that's how I like it!

When I click on the Google link, above, I get the Google page with the
search bar about one third of the screen down, and when I start to type
"StarWars" in the Google search bar, as I go, I'm offered various
possibilities in a drop-down list below the Search Bar.

Just as I would expect, using my Win7 SeaMonkey install.

[WaltS48]

So why didn't you respond in July?

There is no problem, and this isn't the support forum for Firefox.

You can find that here <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox>

Now fox off.

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[»Q«]

In <news:2260abdd-cc7f-40ea...@googlegroups.com>,

jever...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 6:44:42 AM UTC-7, WaltS48 wrote:
> > On 07/06/2015 09:22 AM, tazma...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > On Friday, 17 February 2012 00:33:14 UTC, Jay Garcia wrote:
> > >> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
> > >>
> > >> --- Original Message ---
> > >>
> > >>> On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> > >>>> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
> > >>>>
>
> it does not matter when the OP was,

Yeah, it does matter.

> people still want an answer,In NOV 2015!!

Who does? AFAICT, someone asked a *different* question than the OP
this month in this thread, but no one has asked for an answer to the OP
since the OP itself. Firefox's search box and the search box on the
Google web page are two different things.

> Please address the question and keep your jabs to yourself.

If there really is a question that needs answering, starting a new
thread explaining whichever issue you're having in
mozilla.support.firefox or at support.mozilla.org would be the way to
go. Adding to years old threads in this group will get you
well-deserved jabs and maybe (or maybe not) help.

[»Q«]

In <news:012dfda6-e949-467d...@googlegroups.com>,

jever...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 4:23:06 PM UTC-7, WaltS48 wrote:
> > On 10/28/2015 06:52 PM, Good Guy wrote:

> > > What do you get if you go to:
> > >
> > > <https://www.google.com>

> > Start typing in the Search Box on that page and it does jump to the
> > top of the page with suggestions under it.
> >
> > Nothing to fix.

> Things should not jump around, you may not care but many do, It is
> distracting. So please help post a reasonable solution that you do
> not have to be a programmer to understand. Thanks for your help

The only "solution" is to stop using that web page for searching.
Alternatives are to use Firefox's search box or the search box in
Firefox's default home page or default new tab page, none of which
move.

[james.p...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:33:14 PM UTC-5, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> > On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> >> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
> >>

> >> > Hello,
> >>
> >> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> >> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> >> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> >> > the google search box?
> >>
> >> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >> > instead of the address bar.
> >>

> >> Why?
> >
> > Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
> > don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
> > I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
> > http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>
>
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You click in the search box and it appears in the address bar, I am trying to research myself to see why its happening, and it is not as simple as placing the cursor where you want to type.

[Daniel]

On 17/02/2012 11:33 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:

<Snip>

>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.

Hey, I just noticed this was posted (yes, I know, ... I'm a bit slow!!)
by Jay Garcia, who was one of the regulars here-abouts and on the
secnews.netscape.com server of many years ago!!

Long time since I've seen him post, so welcome back, Jay! At home in New
Orleans?? With the Dogs??

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[Daniel]

On 28/12/2015 7:17 PM, Daniel wrote:
> On 17/02/2012 11:33 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:
>
> <Snip>
>
>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>
>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>
> Hey, I just noticed this was posted (yes, I know, ... I'm a bit slow!!)
> by Jay Garcia, who was one of the regulars here-abouts and on the
> secnews.netscape.com server of many years ago!!
>
> Long time since I've seen him post, so welcome back, Jay! At home in New
> Orleans?? With the Dogs??
>

I forgot to change the Subject: of my post!!

[WaltS48]

On 12/28/2015 03:40 AM, Daniel wrote:
> On 28/12/2015 7:17 PM, Daniel wrote:
>> On 17/02/2012 11:33 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>
>> <Snip>
>>
>>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>>
>>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>>
>> Hey, I just noticed this was posted (yes, I know, ... I'm a bit slow!!)
>> by Jay Garcia, who was one of the regulars here-abouts and on the
>> secnews.netscape.com server of many years ago!!
>>
>> Long time since I've seen him post, so welcome back, Jay! At home in New
>> Orleans?? With the Dogs??
>>
> I forgot to change the Subject: of my post!!
>

You just noticed his 3+ year old post? :)

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[Daniel]

On 28/12/2015 11:19 PM, WaltS48 wrote:
> On 12/28/2015 03:40 AM, Daniel wrote:
>> On 28/12/2015 7:17 PM, Daniel wrote:
>>> On 17/02/2012 11:33 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>
>>> <Snip>
>>>
>>>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>>>
>>>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>>>
>>> Hey, I just noticed this was posted (yes, I know, ... I'm a bit slow!!)
>>> by Jay Garcia, who was one of the regulars here-abouts and on the
>>> secnews.netscape.com server of many years ago!!
>>>
>>> Long time since I've seen him post, so welcome back, Jay! At home in New
>>> Orleans?? With the Dogs??
>>>
>> I forgot to change the Subject: of my post!!
>>
>
>
> You just noticed his 3+ year old post? :)
>

GRRRR!! That'll learn me!!

[JAS]

Daniel wrote:
> On 28/12/2015 11:19 PM, WaltS48 wrote:
>> On 12/28/2015 03:40 AM, Daniel wrote:
>>> On 28/12/2015 7:17 PM, Daniel wrote:
>>>> On 17/02/2012 11:33 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <Snip>
>>>>
>>>>>> Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
>>>>>> don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
>>>>>> I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
>>>>>> http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>>>>>
>>>>> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>>>>
>>>> Hey, I just noticed this was posted (yes, I know, ... I'm a bit slow!!)
>>>> by Jay Garcia, who was one of the regulars here-abouts and on the
>>>> secnews.netscape.com server of many years ago!!
>>>>
>>>> Long time since I've seen him post, so welcome back, Jay! At home in
>>>> New
>>>> Orleans?? With the Dogs??
>>>>
>>> I forgot to change the Subject: of my post!!
>>>
>>
>>
>> You just noticed his 3+ year old post? :)
>>
> GRRRR!! That'll learn me!!
>

I wish Jay was back as I always enjoyed his input. Maybe showing his
dogs more.
JAS

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[dlcl...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>

> Thank you!

[dlcl...@gmail.com]

[dlcl...@gmail.com]

I am having this exact problem and it drives me crazy. Cursor is at the entry position for Google search in middle of page but jumps to address bar as soon as I enter first letter from keyboard. I have used Google for many years and never seen this before windows 10. is this coincidence or is it related to windows 10?

[Good Guy]

On 13/04/2016 22:03, dlcl...@gmail.com wrote:

I am having this exact problem and it drives me crazy.  Cursor is at the entry position for Google search in middle of page but jumps to address bar as soon as I enter first letter from keyboard.  I have used Google for many years and never seen this before windows 10.  is this coincidence or is it related to windows 10?

Double click in the search box and then start typing.  this should work.

I don't have this problem at my end.

[F1...@pobox.com]

On 4/13/2016 2:01 PM On a whim, dlcl...@gmail.com pounded out on the
keyboard

What browser are you using when this occurs? Have you tried a different
browser with Google set as the home page?

I have not seen this occur on any Windows 10 machines.

[ma...@nysais.org]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

I GOT IT!! If you are using Chrome, right click the URL Bar, and go to "Edit Search Engines". YOu should be directed immediately to a pop-out (x out of that) and the page where you can edit ALL of your settings.
Click "Advanced" down at the bottom.
Under "Privacy" UNCHECK the box that begins "Use a Prediction Service..."

I think this is a default - GAH how annoying! Thanks for all of the input here, though. It all led me to the right answer!

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On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

I got it!
Settings->Advanced->Privacy-> UNCHECK "Use prediction service...etc"

[Maria]

[Wolf K.]

> On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
>> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
>> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
>> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
>> the google search box?
>>
>> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
>> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
>> instead of the address bar.
>>
>> Thank you!

a) because you have left Google as your home page.
b) because you have left the default search engine to Google; and

Tools - Options - General - "When Firefox starts..."
Tools - Options - Search - "Default Search Engine" (you can add any that
aren't listed)

I have a blank home page, and use DuckDuckGo.

Have a good day,

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On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 7:28:27 PM UTC-5, carri...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am having this problem right now. And it doesnt seem like anyone actually came up with a solution on this thread??
>
> I use google Chrome Browser and my favorite search engine is google. But I do not like that when I go to the search home page, and even though I click on the searchbox, which already has a blinking cursor in it, as soon as I start to type it only shows in the address bar.
>
> Its the correct page, I know what I am doing. It was fine up to a couple weeks ago for me. Now it goes to address bar. And since it does that I dont get the same google sugestions as I type that used to drop down from the search bar.
>
> Anyone find this thread please let me know what you think?
> Thanks

>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:59:10 PM UTC-8, Newatthis wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >
> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> >
> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> >
> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> >
> > the google search box?
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >
> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >
> > instead of the address bar.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you!

Did you ever find a solution? because i am dealing with your old problem right now...

[lhi...@hotmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 5:59:10 PM UTC-6, Newatthis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>
> Thank you!

This happened to me. I have IE and to work around I click the 12 black squares (google apps) not Apps in the upper left corner - click G with search under it and I am typing in Gooogle Search.

Found this on search I don't know if it works:
Gary Gurnicz said:
Hi Mihal ,

Welcome to the Chrome Forum! I'll try my best to help.

This is normal behavior for the New Tab Page... there is a workaround.

Load the "New Tab Redirect" extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Go to "Options" (in Extensions page under that extension) and select www.google.com as your page.
Note: This page will not have the "Most Visited Sites Thumbnails" on it.

Then go to www.google.com and select "Settings" (at the bottom right)
Select "Search Settings".
Under "Google Instant Predictions".. select "Never show instant results"

Now you should be able to use the Search box..

Let me know if this helps.

Gary

[purchase....@gmail.com]

the question was not understood

[purchase....@gmail.com]

The question was not understood.

[purchase....@gmail.com]

[»Q«]

In <news:131443e2-100f-4450...@googlegroups.com>,

a Google Grouper wrote:

> the question was not understood

This thread has been going on for four and half years so far, with lots
of people finding it on Google Groups and adding noise to it, including
multiple questions which are not the same as the original question.

Anyone actually currently experiencing a problem should give up on this
thread and make a new post fully describing the current problem in
mozilla.support.firefox. Alternatively, post at
<https://support.mozilla.org/>.

[EE]

purchase....@gmail.com wrote:
> the question was not understood
>

If you typed the search phrase into the address bar, where else would
you expect to see it?

[Ed Mullen]

On 7/15/2016 at 11:26 AM, »Q«'s prodigious digits fired off:

BRAVO!!! ;-)

"... and deliver us from evil ..."

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before.

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Nooooo! I've got this one tagged Important, so I followup in 5 years. O:-)


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On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 4:33:14 PM UTC-8, Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 16.02.2012 18:26, Newatthis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> > On Feb 16, 7:23 pm, Cy Burnot <cy.bur...@invalid.com> wrote:
> >> Newatthis has written on 2/16/2012 6:59 PM:
> >>

> >> > Hello,
> >>
> >> > I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> >> > google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> >> > switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> >> > next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> >> > the google search box?
> >>
> >> > I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> >> > and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> >> > instead of the address bar.
> >>

> >> Why?

> >
> > Because when the search words are entered into the address bar, they
> > don't always over-write the web address that's their already. So if
> > I'm searching for restaurants, the address bar will read:
> > http://www.google.comrestaurants.
>
> Typing begins where the cursor is placed, simple as that.
>
>

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That does not work.

[»Q«]

In <news:39CdnY106qOU7hTK...@mozilla.org>,

Ed Mullen <ejEM...@edmullen.net> wrote:

> On 7/15/2016 at 11:26 AM, »Q«'s prodigious digits fired off:
> > In <news:131443e2-100f-4450...@googlegroups.com>,
> > a Google Grouper wrote:
> >
> >> the question was not understood
> >
> > This thread has been going on for four and half years so far, with
> > lots of people finding it on Google Groups and adding noise to it,
> > including multiple questions which are not the same as the original
> > question.
> >
> > Anyone actually currently experiencing a problem should give up on
> > this thread and make a new post fully describing the current
> > problem in mozilla.support.firefox. Alternatively, post at
> > <https://support.mozilla.org/>.
>
> BRAVO!!! ;-)

Unfortunately, it does no good. I guess it's too far down on the web
page for Google Groupers to see it before their itchy reply fingers
take control.

Current thread stats, according to Google: 90 posts, 9387 views. They
should add a feature that estimates the amount of time wasted.

[az3...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:59:10 PM UTC-5, Newatthis wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. Whenever I am at the
> google home page and start typing a search phrase, my web page
> switches my focus to the address bar so whatever I'm typing appears
> next to "http://www.google.com" even though my cursor is sitting in
> the google search box?
>
> I hope I have explained this clearly. If not, whenever I go to google
> and start typing a search, I would like it to appear in the search box
> instead of the address bar.
>

> Thank you!

[Wolf K.]

I use DuckDuckGo, no such problem. Also occasionally use Wikipedia. Have
a blank home page, no Google, no nothin'.

Sometimes avoiding a problem is the best solution.

[anarchyb...@gmail.com]

Wow thanks very useful awesome


On Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:14:59 PM UTC-5, WLS wrote:
> On 02/24/2012 11:53 AM, spence...@gmail.com wrote:
> > WLS,
> >
> > I don't intentionally want to enter my search term in the address bar. My web browser is doing this for me (even though it looks as if my cursor is in the search field). It used to be when I visited Google and began typing, it would automatically appear in the Google search field. But with the recent upgrades of Firefox, I am finding that the focus seems to default to the address bar.
> >
> > How do I fix this??
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
> I have no idea. I don't use Google, unless I'm testing it to see a
> problem, and I don't have the problem you have.
>
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That was really useful thanks

[shackel...@gmail.com]

On Monday, April 21, 2014 at 8:04:50 AM UTC-4, lcl...@gmail.com wrote:
> Wow, Mozilla fans are as big a bunch of assholes as apple fans. I'l never understand why people who don't have an answer like to post inane comments in response to a users questions.
>
> My motivation here is to shame the shameless.

I agree

[»Q«]

In <news:c8f646ca-bdec-4e30...@googlegroups.com>,
another Google Grouper piled even more uselessness into this ancient
thread:

On the whole, they can't be as bad as Google Groupers, can they? For
example, you don't have any solutions and you just shamelessly posted an
inane comment to this thread.

[bakerso...@gmail.com]

I had the same problem and it was driving my crazy too. I just fixed it. I had my home page set to a different page (not Google) and when I needed to do a search I would click on one of my bookmark icons which was Google, but the URL was not WWW.Google.com, but Google/newtab or something like that, I forgot already. Well, I changed the URL on the icon and that fixed the problem. I hope this helps!

[qas...@gmail.com]

Just go to settings
SHow advance settings
click on change proxy settings
This will open internet properties
click on lan settings
Under Automatic configuration,make the address field empty
click ok you are done

[WaltS48]

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