Weird problem with Firefox-iGoogle under XP

[anthony]

This has only just started to happen. I'm asking Q about this here
since I'm running XP, so apologies if it should be directed to a
Google or Firefox site.
Anyway .. I'm running the latest Firefox browser and usually use an
iGoogle for favourite news, weather etc services.
Problem is, when I'm using the search engine to search for something
(for instance, for an article I'm writing I needed to search for 'dame
joan hammond oh my beloved father' .. I'm a CD reviewer), halfway
through typing the browser or Google itself decides it knows what I'm
looking for, leaves the typing field and presents me with a page of
useless results.
It's frustrating to start searching over again, and find that after
only one or two words typed, it again stops me completing my search
enquiry, and presents me with its own usually totally stupid guesses
of what I'm asking about.
Is there a way to stop this thing which I guess could be described as
auto-completion?

[Elmo[_2_]]

anthony wrote:
> This has only just started to happen. I'm asking Q about this here
> since I'm running XP, so apologies if it should be directed to a
> Google or Firefox site.
> Anyway .. I'm running the latest Firefox browser and usually use an
> iGoogle for favourite news, weather etc services.
> Problem is, when I'm using the search engine to search for something
> (for instance, for an article I'm writing I needed to search for 'dame
> joan hammond oh my beloved father' .. I'm a CD reviewer), halfway
> through typing the browser or Google itself decides it knows what I'm
> looking for, leaves the typing field and presents me with a page of
> useless results.
> It's frustrating to start searching over again, and find that after
> only one or two words typed, it again stops me completing my search
> enquiry, and presents me with its own, usually totally stupid guesses,
> of what I'm asking about.
> Is there a way to stop this thing, which I guess could be described as
> auto-completion?

What search engine? If part of a toolbar, it should have an options
menu where you can change its functions. e.g., in Internet Options,
Advanced properties has an option to "Do not search from Address Bar"
and "Just go to the most likely site".. two completely different
results. There are other options there too. Google should have similar
"features" for its toolbar.

--
Joe =o)

[Bernd]

-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> This has only just started to happen. I'm asking Q about this here
> since I'm running XP, so apologies if it should be directed to a
> Google or Firefox site.
> Anyway .. I'm running the latest Firefox browser and usually use an
> iGoogle for favourite news, weather etc services.
> Problem is, when I'm using the search engine to search for something
> (for instance, for an article I'm writing I needed to search for 'dame
> joan hammond oh my beloved father' .. I'm a CD reviewer), halfway
> through typing the browser or Google itself decides it knows what I'm
> looking for, leaves the typing field and presents me with a page of
> useless results.
> It's frustrating to start searching over again, and find that after
> only one or two words typed, it again stops me completing my search
> enquiry, and presents me with its own usually totally stupid guesses
> of what I'm asking about.
> Is there a way to stop this thing which I guess could be described as
> auto-completion?

Go to "Search Settings" on the Google page and at "Query Suggestions"
check "Do not provide query suggestions in the search box."

Bernd

[anthony]

On 12 Nov, 02:23, Bernd > wrote:
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>
>
>
> > This has only just started to happen. I'm asking Q about this here
> > since I'm running XP, so apologies if it should be directed to a
> > Google or Firefox site.
> > Anyway .. I'm running the latest Firefox browser and usually use an
> > iGoogle for favourite news, weather etc services.
> > Problem is, when I'm using the search engine to search for something
> > (for instance, for an article I'm writing I needed to search for 'dame
> > joan hammond oh my beloved father' .. I'm a CD reviewer), halfway
> > through typing the browser or Google itself decides it knows what I'm
> > looking for, leaves the typing field and presents me with a page of
> > useless results.
> > It's frustrating to start searching over again, and find that after
> > only one or two words typed, it again stops me completing my search
> > enquiry, and presents me with its own usually totally stupid guesses
> > of what I'm asking about.
> > Is there a way to stop this thing which I guess could be described as
> > auto-completion?
>
> Go to "Search Settings" on the Google page and at "Query Suggestions"
> check "Do not provide query suggestions in the search box."
>
> Bernd

So simple when you know how.
Thanks guys for helping on this.

[HeyBub]

anthony wrote:
> This has only just started to happen. I'm asking Q about this here
> since I'm running XP, so apologies if it should be directed to a
> Google or Firefox site.
> Anyway .. I'm running the latest Firefox browser and usually use an
> iGoogle for favourite news, weather etc services.
> Problem is, when I'm using the search engine to search for something
> (for instance, for an article I'm writing I needed to search for 'dame
> joan hammond oh my beloved father' .. I'm a CD reviewer), halfway
> through typing the browser or Google itself decides it knows what I'm
> looking for, leaves the typing field and presents me with a page of
> useless results.
> It's frustrating to start searching over again, and find that after
> only one or two words typed, it again stops me completing my search
> enquiry, and presents me with its own usually totally stupid guesses
> of what I'm asking about.
> Is there a way to stop this thing which I guess could be described as
> auto-completion?

Where's the mouse? There is a setting somewhere that puts the focus of the
mouse on whatever window it is in rather than where you want to type. If you
put the mouse on the search field, then left click to obtain focus, then
move the mouse out of the way, the focus of your typing is really the
drop-down box, not the field in which you're typing.