Removing autocomplete from all input fields

November 7th, 2007, 2:25 pm

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out how to clear auto completing on Text fields (IE username fields).

I don't know if it's a global Mac setting or an application-wide setting.

Any ideas if this is possible?

Thanks,
Clem

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November 7th, 2007, 2:52 pm

What browser are you using?

November 8th, 2007, 10:10 am

I'm using Firefox and I would also like to see if it's possible to remove the auto complete for usernames in Aim and Yahoo instant messengers.

Thanks

November 26th, 2007, 2:13 pm

dang - I didn't know this was going to be so difficult

November 26th, 2007, 7:38 pm

Auto-complete isn't a system-wide thing, as far as I know. You just need to check your application preferences and make sure it's not selected. I haven't used Firefox in ages, but IIRC, one of its options on the Privacy preference pane is to remember what you enter in web forms and the search field. Untick it.

December 8th, 2007, 6:17 pm

to clear auto-complete

from safari: go to preferences and then go to AutoFill tab.

from firefox: click on tools->clear private data