[Curiosity]

How could one set Safari so that the whole line in the address bar is selected when one clicks on it? I found that very convenient in Firefox, and would like to have the same setup in Safari.

[adamfishercox]

3 clicks. Or click just above the text (as long as your cusror isn't an insertion point.)

[Sage]

Command-L works nicely.

[chabig]

Yep. 3 clicks or command-L. The reason Apple doesn't automatically highlight the entire URL is because that's nonstandard behavior for text boxes.

[msuper69]

Just click on the site's little URL icon (favicon) to the left of the printed address.

[Art Vandelay]

Originally Posted by chabig 

Yep. 3 clicks or command-L. The reason Apple doesn't automatically highlight the entire URL is because that's nonstandard behavior for text boxes.

Which is why I can't stand the behavior in Firefox when I use it. I only click in the URL field if I'm going to edit something. If I'm going to change the whole URL, I use Command+L and start typing the new URL. It makes more sense to use Command+L since you're going to be typing anyway.

[64stang06]

Originally Posted by msuper69 

Just click on the site's little URL icon (favicon) to the left of the printed address.

[harbinger75]

Originally Posted by Curiosity 

How could one set Safari so that the whole line in the address bar is selected when one clicks on it? I found that very convenient in Firefox, and would like to have the same setup in Safari.

Don't worry, you're not the only one who doesn't like this default behavior. If I am clicking in the URL box, I want to highlight the entire thing, readying the box to put in another URL. That's one reason I like to use Firefox. Triple-clicking is a pain in the ass, and I haven't trained myself to use Command+L, so it's not "second-nature."

[Curiosity]

Thanks, people.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by msuper69 

Just click on the site's little URL icon (favicon) to the left of the printed address.

That's what I do, too.

I never used CMD + L.

-t