How do I change firefox's default search?

[NiteWulf]

FF v1.5
I want to search something other than Google's "i'm feeling lucky" from the address bar.
I tried making the user.js file suggested here and adding a string but it didn't work. I'm pretty sure it worked like this for 1.3, but that was too long ago to remember.

 

[CTho9305]

Try setting keyword.URL from about:config instead of manually editing a prefs JS file.

 

[bchivers]

Not sure if this will work but might be worth a try.
Type about:config in the URL bar push go.
look for browser.search.defaulturl double click on it and type in the URL of the search engine you wish to use.

 

[sswingle]

Mine doesn't do "im feeling lucky" by default... It just does a normal google search

 

[CTho9305]

Mine doesn't do "im feeling lucky" by default... It just does a normal google search

URL bar is different from search box.

 

[NiteWulf]

I figured it out. The javascript file works, I just didn't enter the string correctly. Give me a minute and I'll try about:config

EDIT: Looks like you also have to edit keyword.url in the config, but it works both ways. Thanks guys

 

[bchivers]

I didn't see the keyword.url that's good to know. Glad you got it.