I just looked -- maybe I'm using something that isn't the same toolbar as you guys are using -- mine is in the upper right corner of Firefox.
Oh, I am on IE. In mine, if you click on the caret (drop down menu icon), in the bottom right of the search listings, there is a link that reads "clear history".
Yeah, but that irks me.
Me too.
Anyway, it looks like my switch to Chrome is gonna be sorta' permanent, so it's no longer an issue for me as you can just type search terms into the address bar thing (like you could do back in the Netscape days).
I've pretty much switched to Chrome as well, once it got extensions. Of course, if Firefox does something really shiny for the next big version I'll probably shift right back.
Ever since I got the new laptop with Windows 7, Firefox crashes or freezes at least once daily. It never used to, so I'm assuming it's related, and man, it bugs.
Have you tried disabling all your add-ons? If any of them have a Windows 7 issue then it could be causing it.
Firefox is dead to me. I switched to Chrome as my default a while back, but I always have two browsers open for the sake of some things where I have multiple login names going at once. Chrome+FF turned into Chrome+Safari 5 as soon as they announced extensions, and I haven't seen a beach ball or heard a jet engine since.
Have you tried disabling all your add-ons?
See, I don't even know what you mean by that.
Some days I think I shouldn't be allowed to use a computer.
When I use the toolbar, my search term stays in it afterward, which drives me batty.
ME TOO. I never use that thing.