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Google in Address Bar

Google in Address Bar
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:44:01 -050
On the right side there's a big G with a space for search word(s).  Is 
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Re: Google in Address Bar
Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:53:23 +010
The New Guy wrote:
> On the right side there's a big G with a space for search word(s).  Is 
> it possible to replace the Google search with another search engine?

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Re: Google in Address Bar
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:28:23 -060
> >> On the right side there's a big G with a space for search word(s).
 Is  
> >> it possible to replace the Google search with another search
engine?
> >
> > Yes you can, use the drop down list directly beside it.
> 
> And if you want to change that list, go to 'Preferences > Search'.

Sometimes things that are so obvious are invisible.....:)

Regarding searching....I use Scroogle's Google scraper because it 
doesn't hold your search data like Google does, but sometimes it takes 
a while to load the page.  I thought if I disabled all graphics and 
Javascript/etc it might help.   
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm
When you right click a page, Edit Site Preferences, will those 
preferences that you've selected be only from that page or all pages 
clicked from that page?  This could be a great way of ridding yourself 
of a lot of advertising on frequently visited webpages.  However if it 
applies to all pages clicked from that page as well, I guess I'll have 
to open in a New Window to reset those specific preferences.  And what 
about opening in a New Tab?  Would that keep those preferences or 
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Re: Google in Address Bar
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:49:09 +010
Op Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:53:23 +0100 schreef eturfboer  
<eturfboer@nomail.com>:

> The New Guy wrote:
>> On the right side there's a big G with a space for search word(s).  Is 

>> it possible to replace the Google search with another search engine?
>
> Yes you can, use the drop down list directly beside it.

And if you want to change that list, go to 'Preferences > Search'.

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                                                    Rijk van Geijtenbeek
                                  Opera Software ASA, Documentation & QA
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Re: Google in Address Bar
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:35:36 -060
In article <op.t1cfa0ieicz8n2@laptop-rock.lan>,
 "Rijk van Geijtenbeek" <rijk@opera.com> wrote:

> Op Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:28:23 +0100 schreef The New Guy  
> <replytogroup@here.thanks>:
> 
> >> >> On the right side there's a big G with a space for search
word(s).   
> >> Is
> >> >> it possible to replace the Google search with another
search engine?
> >> >
> >> > Yes you can, use the drop down list directly beside it.
> >>
> >> And if you want to change that list, go to 'Preferences >
Search'.
> >
> > Sometimes things that are so obvious are invisible.....:)
> >
> > Regarding searching....I use Scroogle's Google scraper because it
> > doesn't hold your search data like Google does, but sometimes it
takes
> > a while to load the page.  I thought if I disabled all graphics and
> > Javascript/etc it might help.
> > http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm
> > When you right click a page, Edit Site Preferences, will those
> > preferences that you've selected be only from that page or all pages
> > clicked from that page?  This could be a great way of ridding
yourself
> > of a lot of advertising on frequently visited webpages.  However if
it
> > applies to all pages clicked from that page as well, I guess I'll
have
> > to open in a New Window to reset those specific preferences.  And
what
> > about opening in a New Tab?  Would that keep those preferences or
> > would it be a "fresh start" like a New Window?
> 
> Site preferences apply to the site you set them on only.

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