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==Advanced Search Tips and Tricks== | ==Advanced Search Tips and Tricks== | ||
===Google=== | ===Google=== | ||
There is a way to turn | There is a way to turn Safesearch off in Google without setting preference cookies. In Windows XP Simply go to the Firefox folder (Not the profile folder) in My computer -> Local Disk -> Program Files -> Mozilla Firefox -> Search plugins | ||
Open up Google.src and add '''<input name="safe" value="off">''' inbetween '''<input name="oe" value="utf-8">''' and | Open up Google.src and add '''<input name="safe" value="off">''' inbetween '''<input name="oe" value="utf-8">''' and | ||
'''<interpret browserResultType="result"''' then save and restart Firefox. | '''<interpret browserResultType="result"''' then save and restart Firefox. | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 19 October 2005
By default when you type a keyword into the Location Bar Firefox takes you to the top Google result for that search. However, by modifying the about:config entry keyword.URL you can change this behaviour.
Location Bar keyword URLs
| Service | keyword.URL |
| Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" (default) | http://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q= |
| Google "Browse by Name" (Automatically takes you to sites with a clear match, else performs a Google search) | http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q= |
| Google Search (Google search results page) | http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q= |
Advanced Search Tips and Tricks
There is a way to turn Safesearch off in Google without setting preference cookies. In Windows XP Simply go to the Firefox folder (Not the profile folder) in My computer -> Local Disk -> Program Files -> Mozilla Firefox -> Search plugins Open up Google.src and add <input name="safe" value="off"> inbetween <input name="oe" value="utf-8"> and <interpret browserResultType="result" then save and restart Firefox.
