Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: firefox 3.6.6 in Kubuntu 8.04

Alan Dacey Sr. grokit at ajinfosearch.com
Fri Aug 13 21:10:41 UTC 2010


On Friday, August 13, 2010 04:53:19 pm ray burke wrote:
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> From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
> Date: Aug 12, 2010 7:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Fwd: firefox 3.6.6 in Kubuntu 8.04
> To: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> On 8/11/10, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On Tuesday, August 10, 2010 ray burke did write:
>  >
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>  >  > From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
>  >  > Date: Aug 10, 2010 3:19 PM
>  >  > Subject: Re: Fwd: firefox 3.6.6 in Kubuntu 8.04
>  >  > To: Kubuntu user technical support - not for general discussion
>  >  > <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>  >  >
>  >  > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at gmail.com>
>  >  wrote:
>  >  >  > On Monday, August 09, 2010 10:26:33 pm ray burke did opine:
>  >  >  >> On 8/9/10, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >> > On Monday, August 09, 2010 08:20:35 am ray burke did opine:
>  >  >  >> >  > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  >  >  >> >  > From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
>  >  >  >> >  > Date: Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:42 AM
>  >  >  >> >  > Subject: Re: firefox 3.6.6 in Kubuntu 8.04
>  >  >  >> >  > To: theunknownandrew at gmail.com, Kubuntu user technical support
>  >  >  >> >  > <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>  >  >  >> >  >
>  >  >  >> >  > On 8/8/10, I Am Me <theunknownandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  >  >> >  > > On Sunday 08 Aug 2010 11:46:28 am ray burke wrote:
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> can anyone help for the below-
>  >  >  >> >  > > �>
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> I have tried to get an asnwer from mozilla but nothing so
>  >  >  >> >  > > this is why �> I am asking
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> if you might know,
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> I have now installed firefox 3.6.6, since last week, and
>  >  >  >> >  > > have noticed �> that within the
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> addres bar when I click on the down arrow it only shows 4
>  >  >  >> >  > > addreses, �> but before it
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> use to show about 15, but when I clear the current address
>  >  >  >> >  > > showing in bar �> �and start typing the address I want it
>  >  >  >> >  > > starts to shows all the addresses �> �with that alpha
>  >  >  >> >  > > typing, do you know how I increase the number of addresses
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> �that show with the address bar? �>
>  >  >  >> >  > > �> ray
>  >  >  >> >  > > �>
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > > I am not sure of this, but give this a try
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > > �Type auto:config in the address bar of FF, you may have to
>  >  >  >> >  > > accept a warning dialog when you do this �In the search bar
>  >  >  >> >  > > below, type urlbar and look for the key
>  >  >  >> >  > > browser.urlbar.maxRichResults �Double click on it to change
>  >  >  >> >  > > its value
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > > �--
>  >  >  >> >  > > �& RU Chelladurai � �d*_*b
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > >
>  >  >  >> >  > > �--
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>  >  >  >> >  >
>  >  >  >> >  > I have type in the address bar auto:configu but dont no where
>  >  >  >> >  > the search bat below is to type in urlbar? please advise
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> > That is a typo above, Ray.  You want about:config I believe.
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> >  > ray
>  >  >  >> >  > PS I mucked around and site a site for this uto:configu and
>  >  >  >> >  > read iut, as it said to type in this
>  >  >  >> >  > in the address bar and hit enter and it brings up the config
>  >  >  >> >  > page in another tab, so scrolled down
>  >  >  >> >  > and sited the browser.urlbar.maxRichResults and tied to modify
>  >  >  >> >  > but it already was saying 15?
>  >  >  >> >  >
>  >  >  >> >  > ray
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> > --
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> >  Cheers, Gene
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> >  "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  >  >  >> >   soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> >  -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>  >  >  >> >  QED.
>  >  >  >> >
>  >  >  >> >
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>  >  >  >> Gene,
>  >  >  >>
>  >  >  >> as I said  I mucked around and site a site for this uto:configu and
>  >  >  >> read iut, as it said to type in this
>  >  >  >> in the address bar and hit enter and it brings up the config page in
>  >  >  >> another tab, so scrolled down
>  >  >  >> and sited the browser.urlbar.maxRichResults and tied to modify but
>  >  >  >> it already was saying 15?
>  >  >  >>
>  >  >  >> ray
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > Humm, mine said 12, so I changed it to 20.  dbl-clicking the
>  >  >  > highlighted line should bring up a requester that you can enter the
>  >  >  > new amount in.  But I believe you have to do some activity to build
>  >  >  > up the new display, as mine is still only showing 12 results.  It
>  >  >  > did still say 20 when I quit and restarted, so at least the setting
>  >  >  > 'took'.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > --
>  >  >  > Cheers, Gene
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  >  >  >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >> > But IANAL, of course.
>  >  >  >>
>  >  >  >> IANAL either.  My son is, but if I asked him I might get an answer I
>  >  >  >> wouldn't want to hear.
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  > "Here's my invoice." ?  =D
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>  >  >
>  >  > Gene in Xp pro,
>  >  >
>  >  >  Next I am in Kubuntu I will try again and make the number to 20 and
>  >  >  see what happens, and
>  >  >  let you know OK?
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  ray
>  >  >  PS I am now in Kubuntu and see attached following sowing the config
>  >  > specs?
>  >
>  >
>  > Yup, looks like it worked Ray.  But please keep discussion on the lists.
>  >
>  >  --
>  >
>  > Cheers, Gene
>  >  "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  >   soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>  >  -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>  >
>  > It is not every question that deserves an answer.
>  >                 -- Publilius Syrus
>  >
> 
> Gene in k,
> 
>  Sorry the reply s go direct to you now, and it still only scrolls down to show
>  4 addresses?
> 
> 
>  ray
>  ps any answer to this?
> 
> 

Just a question.  Are you asking how many addresses firefox will show in total or 
how many you see on your screen when you start typing?
If you use the arrow keys on your keyboard, it will scroll down through the list of 
links it remembers.  Firefox doesn't show all 20 of them, just the first couple of them.

-- 
Alan

"Now no one has to tell an old Aberdeene pub-crawler how to applaud, captain."  
Montgomery Scott




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