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Old October 2nd 18, 01:07 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
FACE
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the search engines used to be neatly collected in their own sub-folder under
firefox.

This appears to no longer be the case.

would anyone care to point out where they are in Quantum Firefox (release 57+)

Thanks.
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Old October 2nd 18, 06:47 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Ralph Fox
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:07:10 -0400, FACE wrote:

the search engines used to be neatly collected in their own sub-folder under
firefox.

This appears to no longer be the case.

would anyone care to point out where they are in Quantum Firefox (release 57+)



If by "sub-folder" you meant a search box next to the URL address box, then
you can get it back by going to "Tools Options Search" and changing
the setting from
(*) Use the address bar for search and navigation
to
(*) Add search bar in toolbar

The search engine settings are at "Tools Options Search".

Firefox sub-folders in bookmarks, but those sub-folders are created by you
for putting your bookmarks in.


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Kind regards
Ralph
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Old October 3rd 18, 12:54 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
FACE
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 06:47:17 +1300, in alt.windows7.general, Ralph Fox
, wrote

On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:07:10 -0400, FACE wrote:

the search engines used to be neatly collected in their own sub-folder under
firefox.

This appears to no longer be the case.

would anyone care to point out where they are in Quantum Firefox (release 57+)



If by "sub-folder" you meant a search box next to the URL address box, then
you can get it back by going to "Tools Options Search" and changing
the setting from
(*) Use the address bar for search and navigation
to
(*) Add search bar in toolbar

The search engine settings are at "Tools Options Search".

Firefox sub-folders in bookmarks, but those sub-folders are created by you
for putting your bookmarks in.


Thanks for the reply, Ralph, but i meant the physical sub-directory -- however many
levels down -- under the Users sub-directory on the Disk.
I have reason to edit the contents of one of the files.........

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Old October 3rd 18, 03:57 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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FACE wrote:
On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 06:47:17 +1300, in alt.windows7.general, Ralph Fox
, wrote

On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:07:10 -0400, FACE wrote:

the search engines used to be neatly collected in their own sub-folder under
firefox.

This appears to no longer be the case.

would anyone care to point out where they are in Quantum Firefox (release 57+)


If by "sub-folder" you meant a search box next to the URL address box, then
you can get it back by going to "Tools Options Search" and changing
the setting from
(*) Use the address bar for search and navigation
to
(*) Add search bar in toolbar

The search engine settings are at "Tools Options Search".

Firefox sub-folders in bookmarks, but those sub-folders are created by you
for putting your bookmarks in.


Thanks for the reply, Ralph, but i meant the physical sub-directory -- however many
levels down -- under the Users sub-directory on the Disk.
I have reason to edit the contents of one of the files.........


How big are the files in the old scheme ?

Are they just a file with a single URL inside,
or is the search file a .xpi (a plugin of some sort) ?

All I've been able to find so far, is some URLs
for DuckDuckGo etc. That can't be all there is
to it. That's not complicated enough.

Paul
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Old October 3rd 18, 07:20 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Ralph Fox
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:54:16 -0400, FACE wrote:
On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:07:10 -0400, FACE wrote:

the search engines used to be neatly collected in their own sub-folder under
firefox.
This appears to no longer be the case.

would anyone care to point out where they are in Quantum Firefox (release 57+)


Thanks for the reply, Ralph, but i meant the physical sub-directory -- however many
levels down -- under the Users sub-directory on the Disk.
I have reason to edit the contents of one of the files.........



Ever since Firefox 45 (March 2016), the search engines have been stored
in a single file ("search.json.mozlz4") and not a folder. You cannot
edit the contents of search engines in this file.

This change was made to provide better protection against search
hijacking, but it also prevents you as well as sneaky programs from
altering search engines.

I have heard said that the below works (or worked at one time), but I
have never tried it so I cannot confirm. It does require you to have
a backup copy of your search engine xml files.
* Exit Firefox;
* Delete the file search.json.mozlz4;
* Create a new searchplugins folder and put a copy of the xml files in it;
* Restart Firefox.


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Kind regards
Ralph
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Old October 4th 18, 05:45 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
FACE
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:20:47 +1300, in alt.windows7.general, Ralph Fox
, wrote

Ever since Firefox 45 (March 2016), the search engines have been stored
in a single file ("search.json.mozlz4") and not a folder. You cannot
edit the contents of search engines in this file



Thanks for the file name.....

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Old October 4th 18, 06:01 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
FACE
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On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:30:30 -0400, in alt.windows7.general, Paul
, wrote

mozlz4 is a lightweight compressor, which borders on obfuscation
rather than compression. It only exists to make a nuisance.


I viewed it in hex and it looked like a bit of a potpourri, which would serve the
purpose of keeping people away from it.

FACE





 




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