I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
On 27 Jan 2025 at 11:04:29 GMT, "TimS" <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want >> to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces >> in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Maybe put the search phrase within double quotes, e.g. "tom dick harry"
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
On 27/01/2025 11:04, TimS wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want >> to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces >> in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Which search engine are you using? Do you type into the address bar at
the top of the Safari window or into the search entry field in the body
of the form?
On 28 Jan 2025 at 23:06:01 GMT, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
On 27/01/2025 11:04, TimS wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want
to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces
in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Which search engine are you using? Do you type into the address bar at
the top of the Safari window or into the search entry field in the body
of the form?
Google. And I type into the address bar - that's what it's for. Otherwise I have to bring up Google and *then* type in my search string.
TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
On 28 Jan 2025 at 23:06:01 GMT, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
On 27/01/2025 11:04, TimS wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want
to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces
in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Which search engine are you using? Do you type into the address bar at
the top of the Safari window or into the search entry field in the body
of the form?
Google. And I type into the address bar - that's what it's for. Otherwise I >> have to bring up Google and *then* type in my search string.
I couldn't reproduce it either, but machine is on Big Sur so that's an old Safari
and not sure that's very relevant.
On 29/01/2025 17:55, TimS wrote:
On 29 Jan 2025 at 14:36:38 GMT, "Theo" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> >> wrote:
TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
On 28 Jan 2025 at 23:06:01 GMT, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
On 27/01/2025 11:04, TimS wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want
to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces
in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Which search engine are you using? Do you type into the address bar at >>>>> the top of the Safari window or into the search entry field in the body >>>>> of the form?
Google. And I type into the address bar - that's what it's for. Otherwise I
have to bring up Google and *then* type in my search string.
I couldn't reproduce it either, but machine is on Big Sur so that's an old >>> Safari
and not sure that's very relevant.
This is Sonoma 14.7.2 with Safari 18.2.
All I can think of is that the phrase you're searching for is vaguely
URL like and Safari tries to make it into a URL? I would have thought
that you would have noticed if that were the case, though.
In Safari -> Settings -> Advanced there is an option "Smart search field
[ ] Show full website addresses". That might have an effect. I have it
on but I don't remember changing it so it could be the default.
On 29 Jan 2025 at 14:36:38 GMT, "Theo" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
On 28 Jan 2025 at 23:06:01 GMT, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
On 27/01/2025 11:04, TimS wrote:
I type a search phrase into Safari, get some results, and then decide I want
to modify the search phrase, do so, whereupon Safari replaces all the spaces
in the search phrase with %20 and then claims it can't find the URL. How do I
stop the fucker doing that??
<jumps up and down with rage>
Which search engine are you using? Do you type into the address bar at >>>> the top of the Safari window or into the search entry field in the body >>>> of the form?
Google. And I type into the address bar - that's what it's for. Otherwise I >>> have to bring up Google and *then* type in my search string.
I couldn't reproduce it either, but machine is on Big Sur so that's an old >> Safari
and not sure that's very relevant.
This is Sonoma 14.7.2 with Safari 18.2.
On 29 Jan 2025 at 21:39:36 GMT, "Bruce" <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
All I can think of is that the phrase you're searching for is vaguely
URL like and Safari tries to make it into a URL? I would have thought
that you would have noticed if that were the case, though.
In Safari -> Settings -> Advanced there is an option "Smart search field
[ ] Show full website addresses". That might have an effect. I have it
on but I don't remember changing it so it could be the default.
As is the case with these things, testing just now it wasn't doing it and I suspect there must be some pattern to the search which triggers it. I have this setting ticked, but next time this happens I'll try turning it off.
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