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bergy · 05:58 PM

When I am typing an url entry into Safari, it automatically starts guessing the entry with all the urls in the bookmarks which are similar. Sometimes I want to go to the site in the bookmark but with a shorter url. For example I want to go to www.macnn.com but my bookmard reads www.macnn.com/support.php. etc.etc.etc Can I stop this feature?

fireside · Aug 30, 2003, 09:48 PM

delete history so you're porn urls dont show up.

bergy · Aug 31, 2003, 08:21 AM

I've already tried deleting history. They are not from the history, they are from the bookmarks.

Mediaman_12 · Aug 31, 2003, 10:42 AM

Just carry on typing, the guest URL will get ignored.

chabig · Aug 31, 2003, 10:45 AM

They are not from the history, they are from the bookmarks.

Then delete those bookmark entries, or as suggested, just keep typing.

Chris

Peter · Aug 31, 2003, 11:11 AM

but if you, for example, have www.mydomain.com/letsgohere in your bookmarks/history/whatever and you want to go to www.mydomain.com its very annoying

bergy · Aug 31, 2003, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
but if you, for example, have www.mydomain.com/letsgohere in your bookmarks/history/whatever and you want to go to www.mydomain.com its very annoying

Exactly my problem .... Bergy

maxintosh · Aug 31, 2003, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by bergy:
Exactly my problem .... Bergy

When the entry pops up, just press the delete key, then press return to go.

Synotic · Aug 31, 2003, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
but if you, for example, have www.mydomain.com/letsgohere in your bookmarks/history/whatever and you want to go to www.mydomain.com its very annoying

Doesn't Safari choose the root url by default?...

chabig · Aug 31, 2003, 02:47 PM

I understand your problem. But as Synotic said, I think Safari uses the root domain first. In any case, did you know that once the list of sites pops down from the address bar you can use your up and down arrow keys to get to the one you want?

Chris

bergy · Aug 31, 2003, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by maxintosh:
When the entry pops up, just press the delete key, then press return to go.

Thank You Maxintosh... that appears to be the solution.

Bergy

tooki · Aug 31, 2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by chabig:
I understand your problem. But as Synotic said, I think Safari uses the root domain first.

It does not. If it's auto-completing a bookmark, it will do the whole URL. And even from the history, it'll only start at the root of the domain IF you always navigated in from the front page. If you always enter a URL with a directory or page, it will complete to that instead.

I, too, find it annoying at times.

tooki

voodoo · Aug 31, 2003, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by tooki:

I, too, find it annoying at times.

...and *that's* saying a LOT!!!

bergy · Aug 31, 2003, 05:48 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by voodoo:
[B]...and *that's* saying a LOT!!!

Just to clear up what Maxintosh advised me to do .. which does work .. I start typing the url .. Safari starts completing it for me ... I continue typing through the mess.. at the end of my typing, I press delete, and whatever is left over disappears. Then I'm good to go!

Bergy