I tried to add a keyboard shortcut for searching Google Bookmarks using the option in the right click menu, but when I try to use it, only a blank search box appears. How can I make this work?
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There is a known bug with loading the marker images when you are behind a proxy - I suffer from the same problem. There is a thread on the issue on the Mozilla support pages here, something to do with Firefox not sending the proxy authentication information with the request. There is a Bugzilla issue open for it (now marked a duplicate of another issue) - it alleges that the issue should be fixed in Firefox version 13 (I can't install it to test unfortunately).
Alternatively, Galious in the Mozilla support forum suggests using the Proxy Authentication add-on to solve the problem in the mean time.
But if you click on the pin (or on the small red icon representing a restaurant), it will open the details under the search box. (I also tried it with Ignite and other results seen on the map and I got the same result—the details under the search box.)
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I can't recall where I found this solution at the moment (I'll look for it), but the following entry for Location works:
I then added the keyword
mapfor this bookmark, and can simply type "map " in Firefox's address bar to see the location in Google Maps.[EDIT] Lifehacker has an article on Firefox quick searches complete with a set of bookmarks which includes a Google Maps shortcut.
Also, after some testing, I find the following simpler Location also works: