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Requested behavior: searching for "end" with whole words only should only find "end".
Requested behavior: searching for "end" with whole words only should only find "end".


Implementation: just add that option to the search bar, see the picture below.
Implementation: just add that option to the search bar
 
This feature has actually been requested back in 99 and the the Bugzilla entry is probably one of the oldest. If you are reading this, and want the feature implemented, vote on the "bug" at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14871


[http://www.coms.uconn.edu/ftp/users/crauh/temp/firefox-search-whole-word.png mockup]
[http://www.coms.uconn.edu/ftp/users/crauh/temp/firefox-search-whole-word.png mockup]
Note: this feature was implemented by https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269442 and shipped in Firefox 50.

Latest revision as of 20:53, 7 July 2016

Feature Request: Search for whole words only

Rationale: People sometimes are looking for the whole word in a search and not part of a word.

Example of current behavior: searching for "end" and finding "pretend", "intended", "attend", "endless", "sending", etc.

Requested behavior: searching for "end" with whole words only should only find "end".

Implementation: just add that option to the search bar

This feature has actually been requested back in 99 and the the Bugzilla entry is probably one of the oldest. If you are reading this, and want the feature implemented, vote on the "bug" at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14871

mockup

Note: this feature was implemented by https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269442 and shipped in Firefox 50.