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Re:Over the Edge: The Use of Design Tactics to Undermine Bro... by Macha on Saturday February 03, 2024 @08:16AM (#39240084)
> Firefox for iOS supports keyword and %s url scheme for search engines. I am not sure why extensions are needed in desktop.

So does Firefox desktop...? Extensions aren't needed, just right click on a search field and add it. You can customise placeholders and keywords too

Re:Over the Edge: The Use of Design Tactics to Undermine Bro... by sccxy on Saturday February 03, 2024 @09:19AM (#39240545)
It just creates messy bookmarks. Greatest UX for search...
Re:Over the Edge: The Use of Design Tactics to Undermine Bro... by Macha on Saturday February 03, 2024 @10:30AM (#39241218)
https://superuser.com/questions/7327/how-to-add-a-custom-sea...

The resulting search shows up in the search UI, whether you have firefox configured for a seperate search bar or have their default of the address bar also being the search bar. This is the same as the extension method.

If your complaint is that they also show up in bookmarks, then ehh, whatever. Most people either don't use bookmarks or have a giant dumping pile. If you're one of the 1% that organizes them, just put all your search bookmarks in their own folder.