Search Bar: Bring Back Return Key Click-to-Default Search Engine

[tony1]

The latest version 128.0 (64-bit) no longer allows a return key click in the search bar to open the default search engine page. This was a very efficient tool that I used dozens of times per day. The removal of this tool has made the search bar function cumbersome.

[Jon]

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[Anonymous]

well ... you can still input  a "space" (or any other character) and hit "enter"

[verboutes]

same issue

please fix

[gg05]

Completely agree! This has annoyed me so much since the latest update that I won't update my other computer with Firefox because of it. Why on earth must Firefox break things that were working fine to begin with.

[mozikep]

Yes!  Please bring it back.  Here is a link to the other thread about this topic:  https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/independent-search-box-toolbar-no-longer-lets-you-hit-ent...

We want it back!

[RHimadiiev]

There is a long thread on this subject with lots of annoyed users including myself. https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/independent-search-box-toolbar-no-longer-lets-you-hit-ent...

You can count every post as a vote.

Please change it back.

[Brianb253]

Having this function back does make using Firefox easier. Less key clicks are always helpful. Yes, one can put a space or any other character but that is just an add key click. I personally just like to click on the search icon to open that page. From there I can do what I need instead of entering something in the search bar and then clicking.

My vote is to return to pre-version 128 regarding the search bar functionality.

Thank you

[HikesinRain]

Many kudos in this thread, requesting restoring. 

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/independent-search-box-toolbar-no-longer-lets-you-hit-ent...

[MWIchigo]

I've used this feature probably 100+ times per day for who even knows how many years.

I've rolled back to 127 and I'm not updating until it's fixed.

[Mloren]

Please bring this back, this was the main way I interacted with the browser and everything takes more clicks without it. Entering a space and pressing enter as some have suggested is not the same thing, if you do that for youtube for example it takes you to a "no results found" page instead of to the youtube front page like it used to.

[Gmetotbo]

Well, the shift-enter/shift-click is even worse than adding a space to the search box. Congratulations.

[Brianb253]

Interesting, shift-enter require more code than just click on an icon that opens a page. Hope these guys don't write code for space flight.