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URL inline autocomplete fails on "https:" protocol

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Stilez
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As I type the letters h-t-t-p-s into the URL bar (a URL that only has HTTPS access), it tries to automatch them with websites I've visited. For example as I type the letter "h" it suggests matches such as "chrome" or pages ending "htm". As I type a second character ("ht") it narrows its suggestions and suggests pages ending "html"...

As I type a 3rd character ("htt" -) it suddenly suggests a full URL in-line and overwrites what I've typed to do so, so I can't actually type the letters "https". I like the inline autocomplete function, but how do I stop it changing the characters I've already entered?

As I type the letters h-t-t-p-s into the URL bar (a URL that only has HTTPS access), it tries to automatch them with websites I've visited. For example as I type the letter "h" it suggests matches such as "c<u>h</u>rome" or pages ending "<u>h</u>tm". As I type a second character ("ht") it narrows its suggestions and suggests pages ending "<u>ht</u>ml"... As I type a 3rd character ("htt" -) it suddenly suggests a full URL in-line '''and overwrites what I've typed to do so''', so I can't actually type the letters "https". I like the inline autocomplete function, but how do I stop it changing the characters I've already entered?

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Update: Resolved - caused by browser.urlbar.autoFill.

Bugs exist for this: #678352 and #559878.

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Stilez
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Suluhisho teule

Update: Resolved - caused by browser.urlbar.autoFill.

Bugs exist for this: #678352 and #559878.

Modified by Stilez

Ibraim
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This is fixed in which version? I use version 10.0 and I still have the problem.

cor-el
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You need to set the browser.urlbar.autoFill pref to false on the about:config page.
If bugs get fixed then it usually only applies to the Nightly builds (currently Fx 13).