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Firefox - no auto fill?
#9275 04/07/10 04:18 AM
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IN firefox, this browser does not seem to have auto-fill I love for searches.
in others words, I type in
Shoes in --- Safari or Chrome -- starts to fill in the rest based on what it remembers my searches were.
This is different than the "provide query" suggestion which I hate.
Firefox, unlike Safari or Chrome, does not remember peoples searches and help fill it it?

Re: Firefox - no auto fill?
kevs #9286 04/07/10 04:19 PM
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interesting, safari's forms autofill is dead simple to find. But the only thing I see in firefox that looks close is the enabling of remembering passwords. Do you have that checked in prefs?


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Re: Firefox - no auto fill?
Virtual1 #9296 04/07/10 05:50 PM
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Not talking about forms. sorry, talking about entering search terms into Google. It's not rememebering my searches.

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kevs #9405 04/11/10 02:02 AM
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you mean up in the google search box in the upper right of the toolbar? (not by browsing to www.google.com)


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Re: Firefox - no auto fill?
Virtual1 #9411 04/11/10 03:25 AM
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Problem solved.

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kevs #9412 04/11/10 06:24 AM
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Others would be pleased if you shared your knowledge with them as they've shared theirs with you.


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Re: Firefox - no auto fill?
artie505 #9415 04/11/10 04:12 PM
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Yes Art,
it turns out the user was corrupted, I suppose.
By creating a new user this issue was solved:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1841695&p=9133085#p9133085

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kevs #9440 04/12/10 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted By: kevs
Yes Art,
it turns out the user was corrupted, I suppose.
By creating a new user this issue was solved:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1841695&p=9133085#p9133085

Ah... A new Firefox user profile.

Thanks for giving others a leg-up.


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