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Unable to type in the homepage search bar Firefox 89

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Mikala -  
 mibra -
Good evening,

Since Firefox updated, I can no longer perform a search in the main search bar (the one in the middle of the page, below the Firefox logo) when I open a new tab.
When I type, my text is immediately written in the address bar (at the top) instead of the main search bar...
Could you please help me?
Thank you,

Best regards

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    pistouri Posted messages 19010 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 8 732
     
    Hello,

    I provided the solution and the procedure to follow in this post 

    Info: New tab search
    When opening a new tab, when you type a word in the search bar, the focus is immediately redirected to the address bar.

    To see the search only in the search box, you need to modify it using the configuration editor.

    The procedure:
    Clear everything in the address bar (URL)
    Copy/paste

    about:config

    Then press the Enter key, or right-click and paste and open.
    Accept the risk and continue.
    In the search box, type the preference name -► awesomebar

    Double-click on the line -►browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar
    This will change the value to -►false

    Now the search is properly displayed in the search field and not in the address bar.


    See you later
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    pistouri
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    1. Mikala
       
      It worked! Thank you very much! (I had already searched on this site, but I hadn't found your answer).
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    2. pistouri Posted messages 19010 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   8 732 > Mikala
       
      Content for you.
      Not a big deal if you didn't see my post from the day before.
      Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

      @Fabul (whom I greet in passing)
      I’m searching and haven't yet found a suitable code for the Userchrome file to place the tabs under the address bar of Firefox (Firefox 89).
      I'm on an English-speaking trail (and I've done quite a few inconclusive tests for now), because the Proton interface of Firefox 89 is messing up the way to modify the userchrome, just like with almost every new version.
      Except that in this unprecedented version, Proton is giving a hard time.

      Catch you later

      ..........................
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