Weird Firefox browsing anomaly (i think, but im probably wrong)

[muhali3]

Ok, can anyone explain why when I type in "s" or "a" just by themselves in the address bar, why firefox goes to random websites? If I type "s", for example, and click enter it goes to the mcdonalds website. If i type "a" it goes to apple's website...

 

so can somebody explain how this works?

[rakuenso]

it is the feature of I'm Feeling Lucky.

[eruheru]

thats never happend to me, try clearing the history or cookies.

[ecoli]

LOL. I just checked it on mine. It happens to me too. But it doesn't seem to be random...the letters I typed went the same websites yours did. Maybe its done on purpose.

[rakuenso]

it is a google query in the form of I'm feeling lucky....

[Aeternus]

it is a google query in the form of I'm feeling lucky....

 

Indeed -

 

Apple

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Welcome to McDonald's

Corporate site for the Golden Arches serving such favorites as Egg McMuffin and

Big Mac sandwiches and french fries for lunch and dinner.

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Search - corporate mcdonald - mcdonald's

Country/Market Sites - Privacy Policy

More results from http://www.mcdonalds.com »

 

As "I'm Feeling Lucky" works by taking you to the first result found' date=' you will always be taken to those websites (unless the pagerankings change significantly on google).

 

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/search

 

Firefox makes searching the Web faster with a search box in the Navigation toolbar and integrated I'm Feeling LuckyTM Google search in the Location bar.

[muhali3]

Oh, this is too damn funny. Type in "failure" and see what site it goes to.

[1veedo]

In Fedora (and I havn't seen it do this anyware else) firefox will auto go to websites (w/ feeling lucky) by pressing the middle scroller. It's very annyoing because your push down to open a page in a new tab! If I miss the link or something, boom! It sends me to some random location bassed on my last copy!

 

I've meant to change this but havn't got around to doing it.