How to Revert Address Bar Search to Previous Functionality?
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A while ago, it seems the way address barch search options are displayed in the address bar drop-down has changed. I know some settings are available under Address Bar -> Drop-Down Menu, but after these changes, I'm really struggling with the search functionality.
I can't quite pinpoint what changed or how to revert things back to the way they used to work (around last year) or how Chrome handles it by default. It’s becoming frustrating for me, and I’d appreciate if anyone could guide me on how to "reset" the address bar search to its previous behavior.
Just as an example:
- I have a tab open with the addres https://chatgpt.com/c/eb4c0bsafafsdfasfafsdaf
- I open a new tab, type "chat" and hit enter
Most of the time, it switches me to the already open tab (I DO NOT WANT THIS!!)
Other times, it prefills with some URL i used like https://chatgpt.com/c/12345656
What i want: https://chatgpt.com- Not some existing tab
- Not some weird URL i saved by mistake in bookmarks
- etc
I am not sure if it makes any sense, I just cannot open new tabs and go where i want anymore. And this is even more pregnant now with common searches (I used to type whatever i wanted in the address bar and would pre search on Google.com. Now it usually opens some random page that "seems to fit")
Any help would be much appreciated. It's driving me crazy!
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@Cry0nicS Settings → Address Bar → Dropdown Priority → untick "Open Tab"
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@DoctorG said in How to Revert Address Bar Search to Previous Functionality?:
@Cry0nicS Settings → Address Bar → Dropdown Priority → untick "Open Tab"
Thanks,
I've already mentioned this above. This sorts only a small issue of the problem.
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@Cry0nicS I feel same, never reached same behavior after trying few options, sometimes it works as expected but often I just have to manually choose the address from dropdown menu instead completing like before.
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@AntraX666
Hi, the Vivaldi address bar settings are complex, the second issue @Cry0nicS mentioned was complete to domain not to a sub page.
Enable it:
If you don't want complete to an existing bookmark disable it or lower the priority, use typed history but not history and so forth.
You find the most of it on the help page, if you have a special problem or a question open a thread here.
https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/navigation/address-field/
Cheers, mib
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@mib2berlin This settings fixed search on Windows version, on Mac it still doesnt autocomplete domain first, it actually doesnt autocomplete at all. Will see if it change with next update.
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@AntraX666
Hi, you can ask in the Mac section if other user can reproduce it, then report it to the bug tracker.
Then it is maybe fixed in the next update.
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This thread showed up as first result in google so I'm posting for others:
When updating the browser, a lot of settigns were reset for some god forsaken reason, including address bar settings.
"Prioritize Bookmarks" option was turned on by default and it's horrible. Had to turn it off for the browser to become usable again.The issue is, it's not instantly visible and blends with others as seen below
It's also a problem that a lot of the options aren't self explanatory and there's no detailed definition on hover. Like what does "Copy and Cut Encoded Address" even mean? I have no idea.
The rounding corners fetish (turned up all the way up to hilarious values in last version!) is annoying as hell too, that one is in Themes > Editor > Settings > Corner Rounding
I almost did a system restore instinctively when I saw how awful the browser looked after updating.
