[SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
Does anyon know how to change the google search panle in Firebird/fire
fox to search Australian web pages first? I fscked if I want to wade
through piles of US tripe.
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Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
On 07/15/04 09:43, Terry Collins wrote: Does anyon know how to change the google search panle in Firebird/fire fox to search Australian web pages first? I fscked if I want to wade through piles of US tripe. I've been wanting to know how to add other engines there too (I miss my imdb searches!). You inspired me to work it out. :-) You can install a firefox search plugin: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/quick/google.html , grep for Australia, click the linky thing. You need to be root to install plugins. And yes, the Google Australia plugin searches google.com.au, and specifies pages from Australia only. You can get to the search plugin page by clicking the icon thingy in the search box to pull down the menu, and choosing Add engines The search button extension (http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/?extension=sb) is also awesome. Great for opening search results in new tabs. -- Pete -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
Terry Collins wrote: Does anyon know how to change the google search panle in Firebird/fire fox to search Australian web pages first? I fscked if I want to wade through piles of US tripe. Dont use firefox, but in Google its thing I'm looking for site: au if you look at the source of the mozilla page form action=http://www.google.com/search; method=get id=google p input type=text name=q size=31 maxlength=256 id=google-input / input type=submit value=Search / /p /form p a href=http://www.google.com/linux; Google Linux Search /a /p form action=http://www.google.com/linux; method=get p input type=text name=q size=31 maxlength=256 / input type=hidden name=restrict value=linux / *** HERE input type=submit value=Search / /p /form you can see how the do a search for linux make one that uses site:au If you want more advanced options go to the google page and play with advanced search. Then just look at the urls cgi etc. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
Ankur Kotwal wrote:
Type about:config in the Url. Have a look at the value for
browser.search.defaulturl. You can edit the url to enforce a site:au
on every search.
Thanks
Hmm, must be something else affecting as well.
I've edited that, restarted firebird/fox and it has been retained, but
still the searches are google.com
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Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
edit google.src
its found in /path/to/firefox/searchplugins/
edit this line
action=http://www.google.com/search;
too look like
action=http://www.google.com.au/search;
AND
add this line to the end of all the input's
input name=meta value=cr%3DcountryAU
eg.
# Mozilla/Google plug-in by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
search
name=Google
description=Google Search
method=GET
action=http://www.google.com.au/search;
update=http://www.google.com/mozilla/google.src;
updateCheckDays=1
queryEncoding=utf-8
queryCharset=utf-8
input name=q user
input name=sourceid value=firefox
inputnext name=start factor=10
inputprev name=start factor=10
input name=ie value=utf-8
input name=oe value=utf-8
input name=meta value=cr%3DcountryAU
interpret
browserResultType=result
charset = UTF-8
resultListStart=!--a--
resultListEnd=!--z--
resultItemStart=!--m--
resultItemEnd=!--n--
/search
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:43:00 +1000, Terry Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyon know how to change the google search panle in Firebird/fire
fox to search Australian web pages first? I fscked if I want to wade
through piles of US tripe.
--
Terry Collins {:-)}}} email: terryc at woa.com.au www:
http://www.woa.com.au
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Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 12:08, Terry Collins wrote: Ankur Kotwal wrote: Type about:config in the Url. Have a look at the value for browser.search.defaulturl. You can edit the url to enforce a site:au on every search. Thanks Hmm, must be something else affecting as well. I've edited that, restarted firebird/fox and it has been retained, but still the searches are google.com I'm fairly sure that just affects which search engine is used when you type random words in to the address bar. -- Pete -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firebird Google search to do Australia?
*** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 15/07/2004 at 1:29 PM vernon wrote: edit google.src its found in /path/to/firefox/searchplugins/ edit this line action=http://www.google.com/search; too look like action=http://www.google.com.au/search; OR you could change it to sensis LOL Regards Greg Wright -- IT Consultant Sydney Australia PH 0418 292020 -- Int. +61 418 292020 Available for Global Contracts US Fax -- 801 740 2874 Web http://www.ausit.comE-mail Greg AT AusIT.com Trading As - AAA Computers -- providers of IT services. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
