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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How do I get the google window back in Safari?
Date: 21 Jan 2014 01:46:20 GMT
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On 2014-01-20, D.F. Manno <dfmanno@mail.com> wrote:
> In article <bk588gF4k42U1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> I have yet to encounter a situation where the combined search/location
>> field has caused me one bit of trouble.
>
> A question: I've gotten used to skipping the "www" and "com" when 
> entering a Web address. Just typing "ebay" and hitting return takes me 
> to their Web site.
>
> With a combined search/location box, what happens when I just type in 
> "ebay" and hit return? Do I get to <http://www.ebay.com> or do I get the 
> Google search results page for eBay?
>
> And if I want, how do I get the opposite result?

While you are typing, a box appears below the field with matches. Once
you've got "ebay" typed, Safari automatically adds the .com portion for
you in the field, and you see matches including:

1. The top hit (www.ebay.com), which is selected by default
2. Google Search auto-completion matches
3. Matching bookmarks and matches from your browsing history

Here's a screen shot:

<http://jollyroger.kicks-ass.org/safari/search_location_bar.png>

If you want to go to the web site, you can just type Enter/Return.

If you want some other match, such as a Google search, you can use the
arrow keys or mouse/trackpad to select it.

This behavior seems perfectly fine to me.

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JR