Domain Name Extension Completion
One of my favorite features of Firefox is the keystroke for completing domain names. For example:
- You use ctrl-D (on Windows or Linux) or cmd-L (on Mac) to select the address bar
- You type in the domain name sans extension e.g. techjive
- Depending on the extension (.com, .net, .org) you use the appropriate keystroke and it prepends a “www.” and appends the “.whatever” e.g. makes techjive = www.techjive.net
The keystrokes are:
- ctrl-Enter (Win & Linux) or cmd-Enter (Mac) = .com
- shift-Enter = .net
- ctrl-shift-Enter (Win & Linux) or cmd-shift-Enter (Mac) = .org
The .com keystroke works for Internet Explorer and Opera. For Safari, if you type in the name and just hit enter — e.g. google — it puts the .com on it for you; no keystroke needed. Firefox is the only one that goes beyond the .com with this feature.
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