Google Advanced Search fails when using Firefox.
I am using Firefox version 119.0.1 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 22.04. Using this version of Firefox, as well as previous versions for the last few months, I am having a persistent error when using Google Advanced Search. I enter search criteria into the field “Find pages with … all these words” and successfully progress through a chain of web pages. Previously I was able to backtrack to the previously mentioned field and find my search criteria, then edit the text, and carry out a modified search. For many months this field has been blank when returning to it. So it is now necessary to re-enter all text for a new search. This is very frustrating. I have experienced this problem on the three computers that I regularly use.
I have found that when I use the Google Chrome browser the problem goes away and searches progress normally. I would much prefer to use Firefox as my browser as I find its bookmark system superior. The truth is that if this problem with Firefox can’t be fixed soon I will be forced to migrate to Chrome. Can you please help me resolve this Firefox problem?
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This was fixed in version 120 (Bug 1850335).
Just updated to Firefox snap in Ubuntu to 120.0.1 (64-bit). That alone did not fix the problem. I then followed discussion on bug 1850335 and saw suggestion to set docshell.shistory.bfcache.ship_allow_beforeunload_listeners = false This seems to have corrected the problem me. Thanks for the lead.
It works for me on version 120.0.1 with docshell.shistory.bfcache.ship_allow_beforeunload_listeners set to default true.
Can you reproduce this in a new profile? An easy way to test a new profile is to install Developer Edition and see if it happens there or refresh your existing profile.