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should implement bangs. Most people I know don't know #bangs exist. #wishlist (fosstodon.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mamus@fosstodon.org to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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@firefox should implement bangs. Most people I know don't know #bangs exist. #wishlist

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[–] mamus@fosstodon.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@phorq what? Haha. No. https://duckduckgo.com/bangs

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can assign a word to use in front of your search to pick a search engine in Firefox and that has worked for years.

[–] mamus@fosstodon.org -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@taladar you mean the @ syntax? Yes, on desktop. And nobody knows it. And it's cumbersome.

[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

Keywords don't need @. I'm using g for google, d for duckduckgo, mg for google maps etc.