Guest letterman@invalid.com Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do I need to just find a new search engine?
Guest Dan Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 RE: Killing the search suggestions on Google No, all you do is to remove the autocomplete check boxes in the advanced properties of Internet Explorer Options in the control panel. "letterman@invalid.com" wrote: > Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these > search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that > feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want > to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that > disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it > interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do > I need to just find a new search engine? > >
Guest thanatoid Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google letterman@invalid.com wrote in news:8o9fb4l0ejcmc2ncun4o2fpg2khmjkf3c1@4ax.com: > Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in > google, these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I > absolutely hate that feature. All it does is steal my > focus of what I am typing. I want to block this feature in > all browsers (IE and FF). I know that disabling java > script works, but I dont want to do that because it > interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block > this, or do I need to just find a new search engine? IE and Ff are not /all/ browsers, they are two at best, and crappy ones at that. I won't even go into why IE is dangerous garbage, but see http://www.firefoxmyths.com for some interesting info on that one. I use Opera (THE best) and OffByOne (the smallest and fastest and safest). I have not experienced your problem with either. It /may/ be the problem lies with your "all" browsers or some feature which you have customized your Google search page with. -- [from a recent conversation] thanatoid: So why did you decide you needed broadband? Neighbor: I wanted to read my e-mail faster.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google The drop-down menu of suggestions (which is becoming popular in various places -- try the MSKB Search) does NOT steal focus from my typing. I just ignore it. And I'll bet a dollar that it doesn't steal focus from your typing, either, it just steals your personal attention. Not the same at all. But yeah, go find another search engine if it drives you crazy. Or put Google into the Restricted Zone. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message news:8o9fb4l0ejcmc2ncun4o2fpg2khmjkf3c1@4ax.com... > Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these > search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that > feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want > to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that > disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it > interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do > I need to just find a new search engine? >
Guest letterman@invalid.com Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google On 29 Aug 2008 14:12:08 GMT, thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote: >letterman@invalid.com wrote in >news:8o9fb4l0ejcmc2ncun4o2fpg2khmjkf3c1@4ax.com: > >> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in >> google, these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I >> absolutely hate that feature. All it does is steal my >> focus of what I am typing. I want to block this feature in >> all browsers (IE and FF). I know that disabling java >> script works, but I dont want to do that because it >> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block >> this, or do I need to just find a new search engine? > >IE and Ff are not /all/ browsers, they are two at best, and >crappy ones at that. I won't even go into why IE is dangerous >garbage, but see http://www.firefoxmyths.com for some interesting info >on that one. > >I use Opera (THE best) and OffByOne (the smallest and fastest >and safest). I have not experienced your problem with either. > >It /may/ be the problem lies with your "all" browsers or some >feature which you have customized your Google search page with. I have Opera installed too. It's the one I like the least, and rarely use. Firefox works the best, but takes too long to load, so I often use IE if I dont want to wait for the loading.
Guest Franc Zabkar Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:44:09 -0500, letterman@invalid.com put finger to keyboard and composed: >Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these >search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that >feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want >to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do >I need to just find a new search engine? What happens if you select the "Do not provide query suggestions in the search box" radio button? http://www.google.com/preferences You need to allow Google to write a PREF cookie. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google That raises my estimation of Google, which has been sliding a bit, lately. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message news:abvgb4dev914t94ntkj7m1okjgfsr0a8fe@4ax.com... > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:44:09 -0500, letterman@invalid.com put finger > to keyboard and composed: > >>Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these >>search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that >>feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want >>to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do >>I need to just find a new search engine? > > What happens if you select the "Do not provide query suggestions in > the search box" radio button? > > http://www.google.com/preferences > > You need to allow Google to write a PREF cookie. > > - Franc Zabkar > -- > Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Roger Fink Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so you would need to install an extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. Google tried this once before and must have received a negative response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount of results listed per page, but that would probably be too uncoercive for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational thing, and most of the "anti's" are languishing on the downside of the age curve. letterman@invalid.com wrote: > Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these > search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that > feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want > to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that > disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it > interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do > I need to just find a new search engine?
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? They *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. "Query Suggestions " .. Provide query suggestions in the search box. .. Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable javascript > (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that will solve it. But > then you are left with disabled javascript, so you would need to install > an > extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as > appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are > javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a way to > achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it installed. You > might ask in another newsgroup. > > Google tried this once before and must have received a negative response > because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would let you set a > site preference, similar to languages or the amount of results listed per > page, but that would probably be too uncoercive for any of the big boys. I > think this is a generational thing, and most of the "anti's" are > languishing > on the downside of the age curve. > > letterman@invalid.com wrote: >> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, these >> search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate that >> feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. I want >> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or do >> I need to just find a new search engine? > >
Guest Roger Fink Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) Gary S. Terhune wrote: > Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? They > *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. > > "Query Suggestions " > . Provide query suggestions in the search box. > . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. > > > "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message > news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >> you would need to install an >> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >> >> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount of >> results listed per page, but that would probably be too uncoercive >> for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational thing, and >> most of the "anti's" are languishing >> on the downside of the age curve. >> >> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate >>> that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. >>> I want >>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>> do >>> I need to just find a new search engine?
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google That should have been "...in Franc Zabcar's REport, of course, <s>. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message news:%231HYaavCJHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) > > Gary S. Terhune wrote: >> Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? They >> *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. >> >> "Query Suggestions " >> . Provide query suggestions in the search box. >> . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. >> >> >> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message >> news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >>> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >>> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >>> you would need to install an >>> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >>> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >>> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >>> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >>> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >>> >>> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >>> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >>> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount of >>> results listed per page, but that would probably be too uncoercive >>> for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational thing, and >>> most of the "anti's" are languishing >>> on the downside of the age curve. >>> >>> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate >>>> that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. >>>> I want >>>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>>> do >>>> I need to just find a new search engine? > >
Guest Roger Fink Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google That's OK. I'm still way ahead of you on the gaff-meter. Gary S. Terhune wrote: > That should have been "...in Franc Zabcar's REport, of course, <s>. > > > "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message > news:%231HYaavCJHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) >> >> Gary S. Terhune wrote: >>> Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? >>> They *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. >>> >>> "Query Suggestions " >>> . Provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> >>> >>> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message >>> news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >>>> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >>>> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >>>> you would need to install an >>>> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >>>> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >>>> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >>>> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >>>> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >>>> >>>> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >>>> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >>>> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount >>>> of results listed per page, but that would probably be too >>>> uncoercive for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational >>>> thing, and most of the "anti's" are languishing >>>> on the downside of the age curve. >>>> >>>> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>>>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>>>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely >>>>> hate that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am >>>>> typing. I want >>>>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>>>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>>>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>>>> do >>>>> I need to just find a new search engine?
Guest Franc Zabkar Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:18:06 -0400, "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> put finger to keyboard and composed: BTW, it seems there are two culprits which are responsible for automatically generating search suggestions. In Firefox under Tools -> Options -> Privacy you also have a checkbox called "Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar". This checkbox appears to take precedence over Google's cookie, at least in my installation. I don't know what happens with IE, though. >Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) > >Gary S. Terhune wrote: >> Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? They >> *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. >> >> "Query Suggestions " >> . Provide query suggestions in the search box. >> . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. >> >> >> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message >> news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >>> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >>> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >>> you would need to install an >>> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >>> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >>> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >>> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >>> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >>> >>> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >>> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >>> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount of >>> results listed per page, but that would probably be too uncoercive >>> for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational thing, and >>> most of the "anti's" are languishing >>> on the downside of the age curve. >>> >>> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate >>>> that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. >>>> I want >>>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>>> do >>>> I need to just find a new search engine? > - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google In IE, the Google setting takes precedence over my own "remember" list. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message news:46rlb4p87i87fqsth0tivi6ki3q65ef3eq@4ax.com... > On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:18:06 -0400, "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> put > finger to keyboard and composed: > > BTW, it seems there are two culprits which are responsible for > automatically generating search suggestions. In Firefox under Tools -> > Options -> Privacy you also have a checkbox called "Remember what I > enter in forms and the search bar". This checkbox appears to take > precedence over Google's cookie, at least in my installation. I don't > know what happens with IE, though. > >>Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) >> >>Gary S. Terhune wrote: >>> Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? They >>> *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. >>> >>> "Query Suggestions " >>> . Provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> >>> >>> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message >>> news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >>>> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >>>> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >>>> you would need to install an >>>> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >>>> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >>>> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >>>> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >>>> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >>>> >>>> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >>>> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >>>> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount of >>>> results listed per page, but that would probably be too uncoercive >>>> for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational thing, and >>>> most of the "anti's" are languishing >>>> on the downside of the age curve. >>>> >>>> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>>>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>>>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely hate >>>>> that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am typing. >>>>> I want >>>>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>>>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>>>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>>>> do >>>>> I need to just find a new search engine? >> > > - Franc Zabkar > -- > Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Guest Roger Fink Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: Killing the search suggestions on Google Unlike in Firefox, we SeaMonkey users (browser only, in my case) don't have that second culprit you mention. However, in the past the basic tactic has been to hang one car behind the leader and get that extra 10 mph draft, so I'm sure version 2.0, when they finally release it, will offer searchbox suggestions. Franc Zabkar wrote: > On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:18:06 -0400, "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> put > finger to keyboard and composed: > > BTW, it seems there are two culprits which are responsible for > automatically generating search suggestions. In Firefox under Tools -> > Options -> Privacy you also have a checkbox called "Remember what I > enter in forms and the search bar". This checkbox appears to take > precedence over Google's cookie, at least in my installation. I don't > know what happens with IE, though. > >> Yikes - no, I missed that. Thanks Gary. Thanks Frank. (Thanks Google) >> >> Gary S. Terhune wrote: >>> Just to make sure, you *did* eventually see Franc Zabcar's port? >>> They *did* put it in Preferences. Added it to the bottom. >>> >>> "Query Suggestions " >>> . Provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> . Do not provide query suggestions in the search box. >>> >>> >>> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message >>> news:OqSzOBvCJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> I hate it too. If you use a browser where it's easy to disable >>>> javascript (especially if it can be turned off via the GUI) that >>>> will solve it. But then you are left with disabled javascript, so >>>> you would need to install an >>>> extension that allows you to create a whitelist or a blacklist, as >>>> appropriate to your preferences, to control which sites are >>>> javascript-disabled and which are functioning. I believe there is a >>>> way to achieve this in Firefox and SeaMonkey, but I don't have it >>>> installed. You might ask in another newsgroup. >>>> >>>> Google tried this once before and must have received a negative >>>> response because they gave up on it. It would be nice if they would >>>> let you set a site preference, similar to languages or the amount >>>> of results listed per page, but that would probably be too >>>> uncoercive for any of the big boys. I think this is a generational >>>> thing, and most of the "anti's" are languishing >>>> on the downside of the age curve. >>>> >>>> letterman@invalid.com wrote: >>>>> Lately when I type in a word or phrase to search for in google, >>>>> these search suggestions pop up under my typing. I absolutely >>>>> hate that feature. All it does is steal my focus of what I am >>>>> typing. I want >>>>> to block this feature in all browsers (IE and FF). I know that >>>>> disabling java script works, but I dont want to do that because it >>>>> interferes with other functions. Is it possible to block this, or >>>>> do >>>>> I need to just find a new search engine? >> > > - Franc Zabkar
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