Mac version of control + enter

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Mac version of control + enter

I am trying really hard to like Safari over Google Chrome.
I like Safari but the main feature I use on Google Chrome is typing the name of the site I was to visit, Apple for example, and then I can hit Control +enter and it auto adds the www. and .com for me.
When I try this on Safari, it doesn't work. Is the a Safari equivalent?
If I can duplicate this on Safari, I would delete Google Chrome.

27" iMac i5 Quad 4GB, Mac OS X (10.6.4), iPhone 4 16GB

Posted on Jan 12, 2011 9:24 PM

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Answer 1

andyBall_uk

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Jan 13, 2011 4:17 AM in response to 09minimac

Hi

I'm interested in why you don't already find that entering a word - Ford, say, doesn't automatically get you to www.ford.com, since it does here, w/o any hacks or modifications to Safari or OS X beyond using google's public dns service.

I find that Safari asks the dns server for the address of ford + whatever is in the 'search domain' box of System Preferences-Network-Advanced-DNS but if that returns no result, Safari/OS X asks for ford.com anyway, and heads there.

Perhaps it's a dns or search domain issue - try using google dns 8.8.8.8 and removing any entry in search domain.

http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html

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using opendns - https://store.opendns.com/setup/operatingsystem/apple-osx-leopard
will achieve similar results, but by having opendns provide their idea of your likely intended destination. Probably none of those are identical to Chrome's control-enter though 🙂

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09minimac Author

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Jan 13, 2011 7:05 AM in response to andyBall_uk

When you type in something like Ford, Safari looks in history to see if you have been there before.
control+enter works on every browser except Safari.
I have searched the web for answers to see if this was possible, it appears it is not.
Typing Ford and enter just brings up am additional tab saying "Did you mean www.ford.com"?
Then when you do click on Yes I meant www.ford.com it lays another Window of Safari over top of the first one.
I could even deal with it if I had to click Yes as long as it wouldn't open a whole new window on top.

Oh well. Chrome will remain my browser until Safari adds that short cut. Thanks

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andyBall_uk

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Jan 13, 2011 7:24 AM in response to 09minimac

Hi

Yes, I know yours does that... the point is that my near-standard install doesn't - it goes to ford.com (ok, it'd search history too) so just maybe using the same dns & search domain settings would alter that for you. But no, of course it won't add a shortcut that isn't programmed in already.

Chrome's fine, why do you want to switch?

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09minimac Author

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Jan 13, 2011 7:54 PM in response to andyBall_uk

I actually like Safari better than Chrome in every way except not being able to use that short cut.
And, although it may be silly, I just would rather use Apple product over Googles product.
I know, Brand loyalty... right?
Google just seems to try and make things difficult for Apple for what they think are "competitive" reasons.
I also read recently that google plans to drop h.264 support?
Lastly, there is a bug with Chrome in bookmarks. When you hit the "other bookmarks" it drops down the bookmark menu. The first time you click it, non of the web site identifier icons work. You have to close it and reopen it for those colorful little icons to show up properly.
I am splitting hairs, I know.

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andyBall_uk

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Jan 13, 2011 11:37 PM in response to 09minimac

I see, thanks - I've never put much time into Chrome to notice.

Safari's seemingly fixed address bar search of history/bookmarks for content and title/url can be pretty annoying - having to hit backspace/delete is a pain, but other than that, I find it does add www & .com. albeit via a different route.

Nothing wrong with hair-splitting 🙂

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Answer 6

Dec 5, 2015 10:03 AM in response to 09minimac

Hello!

Using the 'fn' key and 'enter' keys simultaneously serves the purpose of using 'Ctrl+Enter' on Chrome.

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