kill the slash

By Daniel Moitz Last update Jun 24, 2006 — Installed 302 times.


Script Summary: disables hotkeys /'- for the search bar

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_disables hotkeys /'- for the search bar_

*premise:* Firefox has this 'feature' to bring up the search bar when you type the slash, / (or ' and - for subtypes of the search)
I was told it stems from unix applications, while nowadays virtually every application on probably every OS supports the search by typing Ctrl+F. Hence, this way to open the search bar is kinda obsolete, if not annoying. (your opinion may differ)

*Kill The Slash* is a userscript that catches these 'hotkeys', disables the popping up of the search bar.