Comments on: How to disable the worst Firefox Feature, Quick Find http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/ A compilation of the internet on the internet Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Anonymous Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:55:14 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1332 Thanks a ton, it worked for me! :D Thanks a ton, it worked for me! :D

]]> By: jean http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 jean Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:18:36 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1316 Nope. didn't work. Neither does Tools/options/advance/ uncheck "search for text when I start typing" (The latter was already unchecked; and ticking then unticking doesnt work either.) I'm having the problem when I compose or reply in AOL email -- an apostrophe triggers the search. Ack! Any other ideas? Vista, Firefox 3.5.5, HP 8100 Nope. didn’t work. Neither does Tools/options/advance/ uncheck “search for text when I start typing” (The latter was already unchecked; and ticking then unticking doesnt work either.)

I’m having the problem when I compose or reply in AOL email — an apostrophe triggers the search. Ack!

Any other ideas?

Vista, Firefox 3.5.5, HP 8100

]]> By: KOA Anubis http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 KOA Anubis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:57:09 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1217 I can confirm Mahesh's solution. For some of us (like myself with the new FF update) i t doesnt have tick in the box, just tick it, and untick it. That should solve your problem. Regards, - Anubis I can confirm Mahesh’s solution.
For some of us (like myself with the new FF update) i t doesnt have tick in the box,
just tick it, and untick it. That should solve your problem.

Regards,
- Anubis

]]> By: Mahesh http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Mahesh Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:07:34 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1195 Hey guys, Under Options -> Advanced -> General Tab there is a check box which says 'Search for text when I start typing' un-check the check box and save it/ok. This fixed the issue of disabling the quick find in firefox 3.5.3 for me. Hey guys, Under Options -> Advanced -> General Tab there is a check box which says ‘Search for text when I start typing’ un-check the check box and save it/ok. This fixed the issue of disabling the quick find in firefox 3.5.3 for me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Anonymous Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:13:38 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1186 thanks! it fixed mine, but i guess it depends on the version you have. I have v3.0.11 on PC running windows vista. If there's no other option, you could install a previous version of firefox. thanks! it fixed mine, but i guess it depends on the version you have.

I have v3.0.11 on PC running windows vista. If there’s no other option, you could install a previous version of firefox.

]]> By: Anonymous http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Anonymous Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:09:04 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1185 that fixed it! thanks so much. i have no idea why Quick Find was added to firefox. sooo annoying. that fixed it! thanks so much. i have no idea why Quick Find was added to firefox. sooo annoying.

]]> By: KnifeySpooney http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 KnifeySpooney Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:49:32 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1184 Thanks for this, it disabled Quick Find on Firefox 3.5 on Windows 7. I have no idea why in hell the developers put this feature on the quote key, it's really bad. And it's still around after a few versions. I couldn't put apostrophes in a WYSIWYG editor because it wasn't exactly a textbox. Thanks! p.s. - I'm a Linux Thanks for this, it disabled Quick Find on Firefox 3.5 on Windows 7. I have no idea why in hell the developers put this feature on the quote key, it’s really bad. And it’s still around after a few versions.

I couldn’t put apostrophes in a WYSIWYG editor because it wasn’t exactly a textbox. Thanks!

p.s. – I’m a Linux

]]> By: pequin http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 pequin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:34:04 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1181 Thank you Devo, the above fix does not work, but yours did - I was just about to look at that option before I saw our post, I don't know what these other people have done ( I followed the :instructions, I am not a programmer, but I am not new to Firefox as well)Thanks for the tip Thank you Devo, the above fix does not work, but yours did – I was just about to look at that option before I saw our post, I don’t know what these other people have done ( I followed the :instructions, I am not a programmer, but I am not new to Firefox as well)Thanks for the tip

]]> By: Viistar http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Viistar Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:57:01 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1178 THANK YOU. it randomly started quick searching last night and i had no idea why my email was going haywire! i couldn't even type a message... all is well now... thank you thank you! ^^ THANK YOU. it randomly started quick searching last night and i had no idea why my email was going haywire! i couldn’t even type a message… all is well now… thank you thank you! ^^

]]> By: Devo http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Devo Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:56:56 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1078 You could always just go to: Tools->Options->Advanced->General and turn off "Search for text when I start typing" That should disable Quick Find, but still allow you to use Ctrl+F. You could always just go to:
Tools->Options->Advanced->General
and turn off “Search for text when I start typing”

That should disable Quick Find, but still allow you to use Ctrl+F.

]]> By: sparkythewondersquid http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 sparkythewondersquid Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:52:36 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-1075 it does not work in fx 3.1 it does not work in fx 3.1

]]> By: Anonymous http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Anonymous Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:50:19 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-966 sorry the tag didn't show up </...> sorry the tag didn’t show up </…>

]]> By: Anonymous http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Anonymous Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:49:42 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-965 Still can't work what annoying is when i type an HTML Code when i put the closing tag I need several tries so that it will not show quick find Still can’t work what annoying is when i type an HTML Code when i put the closing tag I need several tries so that it will not show quick find

]]> By: Andrew http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Andrew Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:35:35 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-812 Seriously. It should have been removed in Firefox 3 or at least an option to turn it off but noooo. Really, I don't see how it's so hard to press ctrl+F for normal find compared to pressing ' Seriously. It should have been removed in Firefox 3 or at least an option to turn it off but noooo.

Really, I don’t see how it’s so hard to press ctrl+F for normal find compared to pressing ‘

]]> By: our http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-811 our Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:49:26 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-811 about:config searchkeys.disable.all set to TRUE then tried your suggestion but NOTHING removes/disables that damn quick find --- I may have to abandon Firefox because I can't type without the "feature" stealing my cursor and sometimes uncontrollably moving my screen ... MOZILLA is NO HELP about:config
searchkeys.disable.all set to TRUE

then tried your suggestion but NOTHING removes/disables that damn quick find — I may have to abandon Firefox because I can’t type without the “feature” stealing my cursor and sometimes uncontrollably moving my screen … MOZILLA is NO HELP

]]> By: Marcel http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Marcel Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:26:48 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-713 OH yes! That did the trick. Tonight this demonic feature tested my fury and now I've triumphed over it. Thanks. OH yes! That did the trick. Tonight this demonic feature tested my fury

and now

I’ve triumphed over it.

Thanks.

]]> By: Andrew http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Andrew Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:54:19 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-317 New post up on how to disable quickfind, this one should work: http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/02/23/works-how-to-disable-quick-find-in-firefox/ New post up on how to disable quickfind, this one should work:
http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/02/23/works-how-to-disable-quick-find-in-firefox/

]]> By: Imran http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Imran Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:18:19 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-312 Yep same problem as Ben, no matter what I've tried its popping up and driving me crazy Yep same problem as Ben, no matter what I’ve tried its popping up and driving me crazy

]]> By: Ben http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Ben Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:04:16 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-307 Thanks, but it didnt work. It still keeps popping up :( Thanks, but it didnt work. It still keeps popping up :(

]]> By: Heidi http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Heidi Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:41:14 +0000 http://imapcsite.com/blog/2008/01/15/how-to-disable-the-worst-firefox-feature-quick-find/#comment-304 OH THANK YOU GOD!!! You are awesome. Btw, for my computer, I don't have to right click preference name. I can right click anywhere in the screen ;) I've got Win XP SP2, Firefox 2.0.0.12 But thanks for this =) This has only happened to me twice so far, and it's annoying as hell! You've just saved the entire American culture now, and for that I give you a trophy (as if it means anything :P ;). OH THANK YOU GOD!!!

You are awesome.

Btw, for my computer, I don’t have to right click preference name. I can right click anywhere in the screen ;)

I’ve got Win XP SP2, Firefox 2.0.0.12

But thanks for this =) This has only happened to me twice so far, and it’s annoying as hell! You’ve just saved the entire American culture now, and for that I give you a trophy (as if it means anything :P ;) .

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