11 Responses for "Firefox Quick Tip: Ditch the “Go” Button"

1. michael greene

   April 19th, 2007 at 13:08

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   I use the Go button all the time, and yet I’m at least moderately advanced.

   What’s the quickest way to open the document you’re currently in as a page in a new tab? (Hint: it uses the Go button!)

   Next time avoid the condescension like real writers, like me. ~tcohnegeuke~

2. Michael

   April 19th, 2007 at 13:46

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   @ michael

   That last line of yours is a joke, right? It’s a condescending line about NOT writing condescending lines…

   :)

3. Seth

   April 19th, 2007 at 14:30

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   Heh. “condescending line about not writing condescending lines”.

4. Matthew Cox

   April 19th, 2007 at 14:45

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   or you could just right click on your toolbar, select Customize… and drag the button off.

5. Matthew Cox

   April 19th, 2007 at 14:47

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   …because who really needs the address bar? Certainly not moderately advanced users (or morons like myself…)

6. Micah

   April 19th, 2007 at 14:51

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   Hey, how about a quick tip to get rid of that same button on the Search Engines bar. You know, the one with magnifying glass. That button is useless and annoying!

7. Michael

   April 19th, 2007 at 16:14

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   Geez – everyone is in such a bad mood today…I sincerely apologize crapping in your Firefox branded Go Flakes.

   I am wrong…the button is awesome…it’s the most awesome button ever…

8.   Firefox Quick Tip: How to Remove the Search Bar’s Magnifying Glass Go Button

   April 19th, 2007 at 17:38

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   [...] Okay, so maybe I was too harsh with the Go button. But I do have to apologize to people who find it useful. It’s just that my circle of friends who are really advanced users never use it (being keyboard ninjas all). Seems like some people over at Forever Geek love the Go button. [...]

9. Alex

   April 19th, 2007 at 17:43

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   Whoah… Seems like many people love the Go button. Sorry for remarking almost the same over at LifeSpy. Maybe it’s just all of my friends never use that button. I just never use it, being a practitioner of keyboard ninjitsu. Peace! :D

   @Micah: Here’s how to remove the Search Bar Go button.

10. Dylan Bennett

    April 19th, 2007 at 17:59

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    When I’m laying on the couch vegging out, and otherwise just “click-surfing” (no keyboard), I use the Go button all the time. Middle-clicking the Go button is the same as hitting Alt-Enter from the Address bar. Very handy. Also handy when you are copy-and-pasting a URL into the Address bar and aren’t using the keyboard.

11. TC

    May 6th, 2007 at 13:36

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    yeah, chalk up another one as a fan for the go button