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Typing outside of textbox triggers search on page

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I can't play PICO-8 because of it, the thing just switches into search on page mode keyword.enabled := false on the about:config didn't help

I can't play PICO-8 because of it, the thing just switches into search on page mode keyword.enabled := false on the about:config didn't help

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This is likely about the "Search for text when you start typing" feature that you can find in "Options/Preferences -> General -> Browsing".

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As a footnote, the keyword.enabled preference controls whether Firefox allows searches from the address bar. The preference corresponding to the setting cor-el mentioned is accessibility.typeaheadfind.