History of Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox

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Current   AliceWyman [[Firefox Suggest FAQ]] now redirects to "Customize Firefox Suggest settings"
Approved M AliceWyman updated links to redirected, renamed articles
Approved M AliceWyman bug 1942689
Approved M AliceWyman removed pre-fx115 content, edits to {for} markup
Approved MT AliceWyman added missing {/for}
Approved MT AliceWyman Changing your address bar settings: Search engines (https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/urlbar/preferences.html browser.urlbar.suggest.engines)
Approved M AliceWyman a few more edits
Approved M AliceWyman Changing your address bar settings - Note: Some users may->Users in the U.S. will
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx 123] Address bar settings moved to Search panel (bug 1873040)
Approved M AliceWyman Removing autocomplete results: [Fx112/113] Result menu rollout (bug 1827904) See discussion.
Approved M AliceWyman deleted pre-fx94 content, added related "Remove websites ..." article, other edits
Approved   AliceWyman updated link to renamed article
Reviewed M Bithiah Placed sharing link
Approved   Mozinet pre-fx89 content & markup deleted, typographical quote marks, and other minor corrections
Approved M AliceWyman Changing your address bar settings: added Top Sites/Shortcuts links, other edits
Approved M AliceWyman How do I use the autocomplete list? (edits)
Approved M AliceWyman edited note (Firefox suggest is for fx92); removed win11 workaround
Unreviewed   AliceWyman How do I use the autocomplete list? Edited note to mention "Firefox Suggest" label
Approved   AliceWyman ending note -> Related articles
Approved   JeremyKoozar Made minor comma updates; moved the first 'Note' to the end of the article to work as a CTA, currently feels like it is misplaced.
Approved M AliceWyman {for win} -> {for win,win11} (bug 1740617)
Approved M AliceWyman edited Firefox Suggest note for fx92+
Approved   YD Switch to tab section: keyboard shortcuts
Approved   Mozinet a few form corrections
Approved M AliceWyman search suggestions note added
Approved M AliceWyman new images for fx89 (no tab icon for Switch to Tab)
Approved M AliceWyman Changing your address bar settings: Firefox Suggest note for fx92
Approved M AliceWyman updated links to renamed articles, fx89 link
Approved   Artist removed spare }
Approved M AliceWyman updates for fx89, new image, removed pre-fx78 content
Approved   romado33 Missing commas
Approved   Jeff Minor punctuation updates.
Approved M AliceWyman renamed first heading, other edits
Approved M AliceWyman added Megabar Quantumbar as keywords, edits to Intro
Approved M AliceWyman Image:Fx82AddressBarAutocompleteDropdown
Approved M AliceWyman Edits to Intro, removed duplicated content
Approved M AliceWyman URL autocomplete - changed example to match image
Approved   AliceWyman removed pre-fx68 content (minor)
Approved M AliceWyman Changing your address bar settings: updated for fx78
Approved M jscher2000 - Support Volunteer Fx78: up to two search history suggestions will appear
Unreviewed   Franz_von_Suppe Changing results on the fly
Approved M Marco Bonardo It is no more possible to type restriction tokens in the middle of the search string, and combining tokens can be confusing, better to just suggest using a single tokean at the beginning or end of the search string.
Approved M Artist renamed text and linked to "Sync'ed tabs from other devices" as discussed
Reviewed M Artist sync'ed tabs ➔ sync'ed web pages, other edits are only minor
Approved M AliceWyman fixed TOC display (see discussion) and other edits
Approved M AliceWyman Top Sites dropdown for fx75 (see discusson)
Approved M Angela Lazar Add note about top sites displaying in address bar
Approved M Underpass we also have an article for bookmark tags :-)
Approved M Angela Lazar Remove redundant content, clean up, update screenshots
Approved M AliceWyman Edit to last revision: fx67 -> fx68 (bug 1548031)
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx67] Removing autocomplete results: {for win, linux} Shift delete (bug 1525547)
Approved M Marcelo Ghelman Shortcut to remove autocomplete results (I'm not sure about release & platform)
Approved M AliceWyman added "Awesome" as a keyword, other edits
Approved M AliceWyman removed "Awesome Bar" - see discussion
Approved   soucet just changed button -> key
Approved M AliceWyman Removed "Prevent Firefox from automatically completing URLs" section with about:config 'hack'(not within scope of KB), purged pre-fx60 content, updated links, other edits
Approved M Joni updated for fx64
Approved M Tonnes OS-specific Enter/Return
Approved M AliceWyman Intro: missing content restored; other edits
Approved M Joni updated for 59
Approved M Joni correction to search settings - extra bullet removed
Approved M Tonnes exc. /for, to -> in (toolbar), Enter/Return, navigate -> go, nits
Approved M Joni removed link to "use popular search suggestions..."
Approved M Joni updated for 57
Unreviewed   Joni updated for 57
Unreviewed   Joni edited for not fx56 by mistake at the end, restoring
Approved M Joni updated for 57
Approved M AliceWyman shortened search summary, location -> address bar edit
Approved M AliceWyman more location bar - address bar edits
Approved M Tonnes address bar link for 56+ (still some "location bars" only left, need change?)
Approved M AliceWyman edits to last revision
Unreviewed   Michele Rodaro moved "for" to see the two last paragraphs {for not fx55} (otherwise not shown)
Approved M AliceWyman fx56 update, location -> address bar; purged pre-fx45 content
Approved M joan_ Added $ to search for suggestions
Approved M Tonnes site(s) -> page(s) - please do not approve yet, see discussion
Approved M Joni hid outdated screenshots for 48. For L10N purposes, we won't update the screenshots since it doesn't affect instructions.
Approved M Underpass sync'ed sites introduced in fx45
Unreviewed   Underpass changed a "for fx43" to "for fx45"
Approved M Joni updated for 45
Unreviewed   Joni added info for fx45
Approved M Tonnes or -> and (New Tab page) as requested in bug 1181173
Approved M maybe Hint at open in tab (%) in Search result summary
Approved M Tonnes Split/clarify separate location bar option (43+), UI option added in 42. Options may confuse, please verify, see bug 1181173
Approved   Tonnes add "search suggestions", it -> them
Unreviewed   Underpass (corrected using Transvision)
Approved M Joni removed link to article; might be confusing because it talks about search bar
Unreviewed   Joni updated for 43
Approved M Tonnes nit: use pref markup for pref name, not its value
Approved M AliceWyman small edit to last revision
Unreviewed   AliceWyman URL autocomplete edits (see discussion) and removed <fx29 content
Approved M Joni changed 36 to 38
Approved M Heather updated screen shot for location bar FX 38
Approved M AliceWyman added "Firefox" to opening paragraph for search engine results. See "Rename this article" discussion
Approved M AliceWyman for fx36 edits to last revision
Unreviewed   Joni updated for 36
Approved   maybe special characters must come *after* the search term they qualify.
Reviewed M Heather Updated Image for Privacy Location Bar FF 36 Mac and updated article to reflect options
Approved M scootergrisen Screenshot on its own line + trailing spaces removed
Approved M maybe special characters must come *after* the search term they qualify.
Approved M AliceWyman updated links based on renamed articles, "Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages" and "Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox"
Approved   Artist added "key" and minor edits
Approved M Joni corrected "Switch to tab" note
Approved   user669794 removed share article
Approved M Michael Verdi Added video for fx 29
Approved M Joni more switch to tab editing
Unreviewed   Joni editing the switch to tab note for clarity.
Approved M Joni Changed "Switch to tab" to upper case
Unreviewed   Joni changed the styling for "alt" key
Unreviewed   lizhenry Added alt key option to suppress "switch to tab" on request from bug 743323.
Approved M Michael Verdi Added screenshots for fx29, removed sections for ≤fx14
Approved   willkg added missing spaces after period.
Approved M scoobidiver unique search engine in Fx 23 (bug 738818)
Approved   Michael Verdi Swap video with youtube version
Approved M KeshavMishra modified intro paragraph and keyword for better seo performance
Approved   AliceWyman minor edits based on last revision
Approved   Andrew Brief edits.
Approved   AliceWyman added keywords, defined location bar in the Intro
Approved   scoobidiver fixed links, changed keyword
Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template
Approved M Michael Verdi Added info about url autocomplete for fx 14 see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-your-bookmarks-history-and-tabs-awesome-bar/discuss/2479
Approved M Michael Verdi new 160 character summary, removed 3.6 content, updated referenced article titles, rewrote last section for fx14 since the default setting has changed
Approved M Swarnava Sengupta "Filter:" has been changed in "Search:"
Approved M scoobidiver browser.urlbar.autofill pref formatting
Unreviewed   scoobidiver slighty rewritten "results on the fly" section including ~ modifier, web address autofill
Approved M scoobidiver changed keywords
Approved   Chris Ilias reword previous edit
Approved   pendantry Minor amendment to 'Removing autocomplete results' to clarify highlight only, NOT to click on an entry (a mistake I made a couple of times when following the original instructions)
Reviewed   dietrich add a note explaining that the awesomebar restriction characters are customizable via about:config
Approved M dietrich add the restriction character for searching only in open tabs
Approved   Michael Verdi fixed typo
Unreviewed   Besnik
Approved   Besnik adding a missing word
Approved   scoobidiver added keywords
Approved M Michael Verdi Fixed a typo, removed section about word boundaries as suggested
Unreviewed   David Tenser Copying summary to search summary + adding non-breaking space in search examples
Unreviewed   David Tenser minor language changes, capitalization consistency
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi fixing links
Unreviewed   Michael Verdi rewritten intro, added screencast, fx4 screenshots, consolidated redundant info, added switch to tab section, moved tips into controling results section, renamed headings
Approved M scoobidiver Based on Tonnes' edit, fixed nested lists, line breaks, removed fx3 (https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forums/contributors/705024)
Approved   Tonnes add some breaks for (win) pref and (mac) search limitation images
Approved M Chris Ilias removed the {for} tag on the last section See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395161#c52 and fixed instances of the text "URL"
Unreviewed   Chris Ilias we're now using the term "Awesome Bar" rather than "Smart Location Bar"

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