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LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. If you have any question please visit our FAQ first: https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

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How do I restore this search bar thingy on the new version of Librewolf? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by Burnable_Brat_32@lemmy.ml to c/librewolf@lemmy.ml

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The thing just much more convenient to use. Unless there's some security/privacy related thingy that forces the change.

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[–] Kory@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For me the search has a dropdown list now where I can select the search engine.

[–] Burnable_Brat_32@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, the new one have a dropdown now. It really just a matter of convenience for me, since in the old one it's just a single click away from adding a new search engine by clicking something like this.

[–] Kory@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh that's what you were looking for. Well, you can do that with one click like this: Go to a search engine you want to add, right click anywhere in the address bar, then you get that green +button to add it. Does that work for you?

[–] Burnable_Brat_32@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's still much less convenient than the previous interface. I'm forced to use my mouse on this new one, be it changing the search engine I want to use or adding a new one.

Anyway, I just found out it turned out to be the default from Firefox itself rather than a change from Librewolf. I just hope it doesn't affect Mullvad now, since I often experiment with different instances of Searx and 4get, and often change the search engine I'm using.

But, now I know where I have to ask next.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

You might have a key for triggering the context menu on your keyboard. It's typically to the left of the right Ctrl-key. If you're on a laptop or small keyboard, you might need to hold Fn and then press another key down there.

So, if you press F6 or Ctrl+L, that should focus the address bar, and then you can press the Menu-key and then the up-arrow to get to that option.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

settings>search

enable show search suggestions

[–] Burnable_Brat_32@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, doesn't do anything.