Show HN: DuckDuckGo New Tab – Replace Google with DuckDuckGo on Your New Tab

chrome.google.com

I don't use Chrome on any kind of regular basis, maybe once a month for something that still absolutely requires flash, so help me out here..

Is this seriously required? There isn't a standard setting to choose what to do when you open a new tab in Chrome?

I think you can select the search engine (preferences), but if you select DuckDuckGo you will have only the thumbnails on the new tab, not the search input.

Ok so i just tried this, and you're correct which brings me to the following conclusion:

Chrome's "new tab" behaviour" seems to be similar to Safari's new tab behaviour when set to "Favourites", with "Top Sites" then selected in the Favourites/Top Sites toggle.

Additionally, when your search engine is set to Google, the new tab screen shows you a Google search field.

So, based on all of that.. I have some questions:

a) why is Chrome's "new tab" behaviour so terrible that people feel the need to create extensions to provide basic functionality that has existed in other browsers since.. forever.

b) who even uses that search field, when the "omnibox" already has focus when you open a new tab?

Reply on news.ycombinator.com