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== Default search engine == | == Default search engine == | ||
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Just like with Firefox you can use the browser location bar to search Google. By default, if you enter more than one word in the location bar you will be taken to the Google's first search result (i.e. 'I Feel Lucky'). To see the normal search results instead do the following: | Just like with Firefox you can use the browser location bar to search Google. By default, if you enter more than one word in the location bar you will be taken to the Google's first search result (i.e. 'I Feel Lucky'). To see the normal search results instead do the following: | ||
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Alternatively, use this link (one line): | Alternatively, use this link (one line): | ||
- | + | [about:config?prefname=keyword.URL&prefvalue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sourceid%3Dnavclient%26gfns%3D1%26q%3D] | |
- | + | Which will make the change in about:config. | |
You can replace Google with your preferred search engine. | You can replace Google with your preferred search engine. | ||
- | == Yubnub shortcuts == | + | == Yubnub shortcuts == |
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If instead you change the default search engine from Google's I'm Feeling Lucky to Yubnub, you can search almost any web site directly from the address line. So, you can for example do the following searches: | If instead you change the default search engine from Google's I'm Feeling Lucky to Yubnub, you can search almost any web site directly from the address line. So, you can for example do the following searches: | ||
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Alternatively, use this link (one line): | Alternatively, use this link (one line): | ||
- | + | [about:config?prefname=keyword.URL&prefvalue=http%3A%2F%2Fyubnub.org/parser/parse%3fcommand%3d] | |
Also, if you use [http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16756&highlight=speeddial Speed Dial], your browsing experience will be much better. (Remember to use iamthewalrus' and Benson's version, not mine. That one is much improved.) | Also, if you use [http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16756&highlight=speeddial Speed Dial], your browsing experience will be much better. (Remember to use iamthewalrus' and Benson's version, not mine. That one is much improved.) | ||
- | == | + | == OpenDNS shortcuts == |
- | + | An alternative is to use OpenDNS shortcuts. OpenDNS is free, but you have to register and make your IP address or network recognized. (This is done only once if you have a static IP or use the dynamic IP software of OpenDNS.) | |
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Steps: | Steps: | ||
# Register your network on OpenDNS. | # Register your network on OpenDNS. | ||
# Define shortcuts. Shortcuts fall into two categories: | # Define shortcuts. Shortcuts fall into two categories: | ||
- | # | + | ## Site shortcuts: For example, typing m can you to mail.google.com |
- | # | + | ## Search shortcuts: For example, typing "g asd fgh" will search for asd fgh on Google, or "w asd fgh" for Wikipedia search etc. To create such a shortcut, make a search for asd and replace the part "asd" in the resulting search result page's URL to %s. So for Google, searching for asd will be: "http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=asd&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8" and as a shortcut URL one needs to give "http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&q=%s&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8". |
# Make microb work with the shortcuts. Follow the instructions on this page: http://www.opendns.com/support/article/123 . | # Make microb work with the shortcuts. Follow the instructions on this page: http://www.opendns.com/support/article/123 . | ||
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