On 6/30/2014 8:25 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 6/30/2014 5:08 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> This comes under heading of "unintended consequences".
>>
>> I just updated from SM 2.17.1 to 2.26.1.
>>
>> In browser:
>> I have my preferences set to display a blank page on startup.
>> In 2.17 that resulted in displaying a blank page *AND* an
>> empty(blank) address bar. With 2.17 there is a reminder that the
>> address bar is for address/search terms.
>> I understand the "logic" behind the chain. Can I have back the
>> desirable default?
>
> I fail to see any harm in the default "Enter search term, keyword, or
> web address". This appears whenever the address area is blank even if
> the page itself is not blank.
I do. In Windows:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0
SeaMonkey/2.26.1
Perhaps it is my profile setting, but if I enter a word ('burp' for
instance) in the URL bar, I am returned with and alert messge:
"burp could not be found. Please check the name and try again"
Ironically, if I do the same in Firefox 30.0
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:30.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/30.0
, I am redirected to www.inert.com:
"You have been forwarded to www.inert.com.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you came here from a domain other than inert.com, the domain you
entered is most likely for sale.
To make an offer, send us a letter via snail mail at the address below.
For faster service, visit http://www.emailaddressprotection.com and
enter the domain name that interests you and send us a message.
..."
So either way, it can be quite misleading... and, in the case of Firefox
it can be a security issue.
...
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