[LINK] Why does Firefox send non-URL text in the location bar to Google etc.?

[Martin Barry]

$quoted_author = "David Boxall" ;
> 
> You'd probably hate Ominbar then:
> > The Omnibar extension makes Firefox's awesomebar act like Google Chrome's omnibar, collapsing the address bar and search into one single text box.
> <http://lifehacker.com/5381671/omnibar-extension-collapses-firefoxs-address-and-search-boxes-into-one>
> and Chrome, for that matter.

Or you could just wait for Firefox4 which appears to have a serious case of
Chrome envy.

- collapsed address and search bar
- no status bar

cheers
Marty