In browser applications such as file managers and internet software, the address bar (sometimes called the location bar) displays the path to the current location.
Questions tagged [address-bar]
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Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?
I accidentally visited gist.gihub.com (note the missing t), and now that URL auto completes each time I start typing gist.…. How can I remove this URL?
I've tried removing it from my history, but that doesn't help:
(note the empty search results)
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What is the keyboard shortcut to focus to address bar in Mac Chrome?
In Windows Chrome, alt + d is the shortcut.
What is it in Mac Chrome?
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How can I get an address bar in Finder?
I'm used to knowing where all my files are. Is there a way to get an address bar to show up in Finder in OS X (10.5+) like in Explorer in Windows or Nautilus in GNOME?
I also want to be able to copy the address bar. Perhaps the workflow is different…
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How to delete address bar suggestions
You know when you type something into the address bar, and it comes up with suggestions and sites you have visited, is there any way to delete those?
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How to disable address bar expansion in Mozilla Firefox 75?
With the latest update to Firefox, there is a feature that I would like to disable. When you open a window/tab or place the cursor in into the address bar, it becomes a bit bigger. How can I disable / reset this behavior?
address bar before…
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What's the shortcut to select the address bar in Google Chrome?
What's the shortcut to select Address bar of the current page on Google Chrome?
I always have to create a New tab to write in address bar. So is there any shortcut?
Hamed
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Always show absolute path in File Explorer address bar
When using one of the Quick Access links in Windows 10 File Explorer, the address bar displays the following:
ThisPC > Documents
This is really annoying for navigating around as I often need to get to another folder near Documents, but I can't…
Jamie Marshall
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How to delete an URL from Chrome's Omnibox suggestions?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I delete previously entered items from Google Chrome Omnibox?
Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?
How can I delete an URL from Chrome's Omnibox suggestions?
The URLs won't be deleted…
mael
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Copying unicode symbols from Firefox address bar as is
Let's say I open a webpage with some Unicode characters, say, Cyrillic, in the address like this:
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Функциональная_закреплённость
When I try to copy it from the address bar somewhere else, it becomes unreadable…
Mirzhan Irkegulov
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Removing past searches from Google Chrome's omnibar
One time I searched for Orange Juice in Chrome's Omnibar. Now, every time I start typing Orange, I get the search suggestion:
How do I get Chrome to stop offering me this search suggestion? If I need to edit some config file, I can do that.
Please…
Ram Rachum
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Make Chrome's Omnibar behave more like the Firefox AwesomeBar
One of my favorite features of the Firefox AwesomeBar is that I can simply type a substring of any URL or page title in my history and it finds all matches sorted by how frequently they were accessed.
Example: I simply type "ask" when I want to ask…
Agnel Kurian
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How do I teach Chrome's omnibar to search in Google Maps?
It seems that the only site on the web that is unavailable for search via Chrome's omnibar is Google's own Maps. Is there any way I could teach the omnibar to search Google Maps?
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What is the keyboard shortcut to enter address bar of Windows Explorer in the German version of Windows 7?
I open Windows Explorer mostly by using the Win+E shortcut. I want to enter the folder directly after Windows-Explorer opened but for that I have to use the mouse, click to the address bar and then I can start typing.
How can I achieve this via the…
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How to auto-hide bookmarks bar in Chrome?
I am looking for a way to auto-hide the bookmarks bar in Chrome, so that it only shows when I hover over the area.
I'd also like a method to auto-hide the address bar in Chrome that works in a similar fashion.
A Google search gave me a method for…
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Go back to NOT selecting the whole URL when I click the address bar
Recently every browser changed its URL bar behaviour. When you click into the address bar, it selects the whole URL.
I’m a web developer, so most of the time I just want to edit a parameter in the URL or add to it. This auto-selection behaviour is…
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