Questions tagged [omnibox]
The omnibox API allows you to register a keyword with Google Chrome's address bar, which is also known as the omnibox.
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How can the omnibox suggestions be styled in Firefox?
I built an extension for Chrome, which I want to use in Firefox. In chrome one can style suggestions using XML-syntax.
Screenshot from Chrome:
Repo containing both Chroem and Firefox versions.
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How to enable the native Translator in the Google Chrome's Adress Bar (or Omnibox)
I just saw my teacher using this google chrome's Address bar, which is a shorcut to a google translate query, he just typed whatever he wanted to translate and hit enter and it took him directly to ...
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Change highlight colors in omnibox in google chrome theme manifest.json
Can I change the highlight color in the omnibox? If so, can I change the color of the text that is highlighted? What element(s) should I be using? The default colors are a dark blue for the highlight ...
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chrome extension development: suggestions with images
I'm making a chrome extension, And I'm trying to add that Omnibox thing... When the user enters the text I'd like to make a call to the API & then show the results like this:
but I couldn't find ...
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How to change colors of address bar (omnibox) in a Chrome theme?
Chrome recently got an update (at least in Canary) where you can modify Chrome themes and change the background and text colors of the address bar. However, I could not find out the syntax or key ...
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Google Chrome Omnibar—Prioritize Bookmarks Over Search Suggestions
My hands have a tremor that make it difficult for me to use a mouse precisely. [Not impossible, but I'm clumsy enough with the pointer, that I mostly just use the keyboard.]
For that reason, when ...
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How to take the address bar out of focus on page load?
Okay so basically I made a new tab extension that is pretty basic and I added a google search bar using inputs, it works perfectly and looks beautiful however when I open a new tab it auto focuses on ...
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Simulate typing into chromium omnibox in desktop for Perf testing
I am trying to see if there is anyway I can programmatically typing into chromium's omnibox via script/automation/etc for Perf testing.
I want to test the following:
1. Client side: for each ...
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Chrome omnibox querystring breaks, replaces my '?' with '%3F'
I have a local html file, with embedded javascript, that I use query parameters with to modify the functionality. previously, it worked fine, and in fact, i have bookmarked pages which work fine when ...
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Remove URL from extension
I built a new chrome extension and want to remove\hide the URL (chrome-extension://id/).
Any idea how to remove it?
I already tried to do that with History.API and chrome.omnibox
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Dynamically disabling omnibox in chrome extension
While developing a chrome extension with an omnibox feature for quick search within the data, I need to add support to enable/disable the omnibox feature of the extension from the extension options, ...
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Chrome omnibox: understanding differences between HistoryURL and HistoryQuick providers, and exact conditions for when a URL is suggested by each
I am trying to understand the exact conditions for when a URL from one's history is displayed as a suggestion in the Google Chrome omnibox.
Here is what I understand so far:
The AutocompleteProvider ...
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How to use customized icon for Firefox omnibox search suggestion
I want to my Firefox extension could use Firefox omnibox and return user some suggestions when input changed.
At current stage, the omnibox could give me some suggestions, but the icon of the ...
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Is it possible to run javascript after a page has loaded using a omnibox extension?
I am trying to build an omnibox extension. Essentially I want this extension to pull up a url, then wait for that url to load, then execute some simple javascript.
Not sure if it's appreciated to ...
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Prevent Shift Enter from opening search in a new window in Chrome Omnibox using Tampermonkey Script
I'm trying to write a script for Tampermonkey so that when Shift Enter is pressed while the user is typing in the omnibox (this is meant for Chrome), instead of opening the search up in a new window ...
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