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Eddie Dane · 28th August 2011, 01:53 AM

Hi,

I bought my wife an Acer aspire One.

It is one of those small laptops.

Some things are annoying though.

IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing.

My wife's favorite browser is Firefox, but the version that is installed doesn't come with a command bar. Probably to save screen space.

I have no idea how to change that. Any ideas?

OnlyTellsTruths · 28th August 2011, 01:59 AM

Yeah, new firefox doesnt have Menu Bar by default (File, Edit, View etc.), but I didn't think that Navigation Bar (command bar) was off by default. The options to restore those should be options somewhere, or perhaps try right clicking around the top bars and see if a menu pops up....

That's one of the reasons I still use Firefox 3.6 on my computers:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

So I can't check to see exactly what you need to do to fix it right now.... If someone doesn't post where it is in the options soon, I'll load up Firefox 4 and check.

OnlyTellsTruths · 28th August 2011, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by Eddie Dane

IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing.

Yeah, in IE you should be able to change search provider in Internet Options - Search Settings.

Also, what version of Windows, what version of IE, and what version of FireFox are we talking about exactly?

ohms · 28th August 2011, 04:11 AM

In Firefox 4 and higher, you can turn on the Menu Bar by clicking the Firefox button then mouse-over then Options selection and click Menu Bar. Alternatively, right-click on a blank part of Firefox near the top of the screen and click Menu Bar.

Lord Emsworth · 28th August 2011, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Eddie Dane

Hi,

I bought my wife an Acer aspire One.

It is one of those small laptops.

Some things are annoying though.

IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing.

My wife's favorite browser is Firefox, but the version that is installed doesn't come with a command bar. Probably to save screen space.

I have no idea how to change that. Any ideas?

(Emphasis mine) In Firefox there is a "Searchbar". You can use it to search google, Wikipedia, whatever. If it is not there on any toolbar, you have to right-click on the/a toolbar and select "Customize". The rest in pretty much drag-and-drop, and dragging stuff around on your toolbars. You can even place the searchbar into the menu-bar, like me.

It's best if you try it for yourself. I am sure you'll manage.

richardm · 30th August 2011, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by ohms

In Firefox 4 and higher, you can turn on the Menu Bar by clicking the Firefox button then mouse-over then Options selection and click Menu Bar. Alternatively, right-click on a blank part of Firefox near the top of the screen and click Menu Bar.

If the Navigation bar is hidden (which is I think what Eddie's looking for) probably the easiest way to bring it back is to press Alt (which will bring up the old-fashioned menu structure), then choose "View->Toolbars->Navigation Toolbar"

28th August 2011, 01:53 AM	#1
Eddie Dane Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,481	No command bar in firefox? Hi, I bought my wife an Acer aspire One. It is one of those small laptops. Some things are annoying though. IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing. My wife's favorite browser is Firefox, but the version that is installed doesn't come with a command bar. Probably to save screen space. I have no idea how to change that. Any ideas?

28th August 2011, 01:59 AM	#2
OnlyTellsTruths Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,921	Yeah, new firefox doesnt have Menu Bar by default (File, Edit, View etc.), but I didn't think that Navigation Bar (command bar) was off by default. The options to restore those should be options somewhere, or perhaps try right clicking around the top bars and see if a menu pops up.... That's one of the reasons I still use Firefox 3.6 on my computers: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html So I can't check to see exactly what you need to do to fix it right now.... If someone doesn't post where it is in the options soon, I'll load up Firefox 4 and check.
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28th August 2011, 02:02 AM	#3
OnlyTellsTruths Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,921	Originally Posted by Eddie Dane IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing. Yeah, in IE you should be able to change search provider in Internet Options - Search Settings. Also, what version of Windows, what version of IE, and what version of FireFox are we talking about exactly?
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28th August 2011, 04:11 AM	#4
ohms Critical Thinker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 452	In Firefox 4 and higher, you can turn on the Menu Bar by clicking the Firefox button then mouse-over then Options selection and click Menu Bar. Alternatively, right-click on a blank part of Firefox near the top of the screen and click Menu Bar.
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28th August 2011, 05:22 AM	#5
Lord Emsworth Je ne suis pas une de vos élèves Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Through the Cables and the Underground ... Posts: 2,831	Originally Posted by Eddie Dane Hi, I bought my wife an Acer aspire One. It is one of those small laptops. Some things are annoying though. IE has a command bar (is that the right term for the field you type the URL's in?). But whatever you type into it is searched on Bing. My wife's favorite browser is Firefox, but the version that is installed doesn't come with a command bar. Probably to save screen space. I have no idea how to change that. Any ideas? (Emphasis mine) In Firefox there is a "Searchbar". You can use it to search google, Wikipedia, whatever. If it is not there on any toolbar, you have to right-click on the/a toolbar and select "Customize". The rest in pretty much drag-and-drop, and dragging stuff around on your toolbars. You can even place the searchbar into the menu-bar, like me. It's best if you try it for yourself. I am sure you'll manage.
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30th August 2011, 03:58 AM	#6
richardm Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,270	Originally Posted by ohms In Firefox 4 and higher, you can turn on the Menu Bar by clicking the Firefox button then mouse-over then Options selection and click Menu Bar. Alternatively, right-click on a blank part of Firefox near the top of the screen and click Menu Bar. If the Navigation bar is hidden (which is I think what Eddie's looking for) probably the easiest way to bring it back is to press Alt (which will bring up the old-fashioned menu structure), then choose "View->Toolbars->Navigation Toolbar"
richardm Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,270	__________________ Rimmer: Look at her! Magnificent woman! Very prim, very proper, almost austere. Some people took her for cold, thought she was aloof. Not a bit of it. She just despised fools. Quite tragic, really, because otherwise I think we'd have got on famously.