Safari snapback and recent searches

[swingerofbirch]

In Safari, it seems like snapback is gone, as well as a drop down menu where you can select your recent searches. Also to switch search engines, you now need to open up the Preferences window.

Maybe it's habit, but I liked it the way it was. Each time I go to search I find myself typing command L (highlight the URL bar) and then tab (highlight the search field). I know that's a habit I'll get over, but I do miss the snapback and recent searches feature. I would often repeat a search later in the day I had done earlier on. These don't strike me as legacy features in need of deprecation.

 

[swingerofbirch]

I've discovered one other annoying change. If you type an address without its domain in the URL field and hit enter, for example "apple," it performs a search for that term rather than automatically going to apple.com.

The behavior makes sense given that it is a URL/search bar now, but it is annoying to me.

 

[rorschach]

Both are still there.

Snapback: History > Search Results Snapback (default shortcut is Cmd-Option-S).

Recent Searches: Clear the address field and either hit the down arrow or click on the magnifying glass to the left. (You can also change your search provider there.)