Google search
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Google search
I'm thoroughly testing Pale Moon v.28 since I plan a definitive switch from Firefox 52 ESR to PM as my default browser.
Everything works great, extensions inclusive!
There is a single issue which I hope that can be solved with your help.
It's about Google search.
I'm not a fan of Google and avoid it as much as I can but sometimes I have to use their search.
How can I set Google search in Pale Moon for 100 results per site, and the language for displayed results so Google search performs as it does in my Firefox setup?
Thanks in advance!
Everything works great, extensions inclusive!
There is a single issue which I hope that can be solved with your help.
It's about Google search.
I'm not a fan of Google and avoid it as much as I can but sometimes I have to use their search.
How can I set Google search in Pale Moon for 100 results per site, and the language for displayed results so Google search performs as it does in my Firefox setup?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Google search
This is not a browser setting.
@ Google.com:
'Settings' (down in the right corner of the page) > 'Search settings' > 'Results per page' > "100" > 'Save'
@ Google.com:
'Settings' (down in the right corner of the page) > 'Search settings' > 'Results per page' > "100" > 'Save'
Re: Google search
It's the search setting within the browser (search.json?).
I have 3 browsers at hand (Firefox 52.9.0 ESR, Opera Presto and K-Meleon) where I modified the search string within the browser. No meddling on Google's site.
So please, if you or someone else is willed or can give a useful hint, it would be much appreciated.
I have 3 browsers at hand (Firefox 52.9.0 ESR, Opera Presto and K-Meleon) where I modified the search string within the browser. No meddling on Google's site.
So please, if you or someone else is willed or can give a useful hint, it would be much appreciated.
Re: Google search
No really, this is NOT a browser setting!
Google is probably just up to their old tricks again, discriminating certain browsers.
You might be able to get around it, using a UA override, like the one posted by Sajadi here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19044&p=147420#p147420
But you should pay attention to Moonchild's warning in the post below.
Google is probably just up to their old tricks again, discriminating certain browsers.
You might be able to get around it, using a UA override, like the one posted by Sajadi here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19044&p=147420#p147420
But you should pay attention to Moonchild's warning in the post below.
Re: Google search
I didn't say that it's a browser setting.
I assume that's the search plugin (google.xml) within the browser/(search.json) that probably needs to be modified.
If it's doable in Firefox and other browsers it should be also doable in Pale Moon - at least I think so.
As for the link you gave - this has nothing to do with browser sniffing and UserAgents.
I assume that's the search plugin (google.xml) within the browser/(search.json) that probably needs to be modified.
If it's doable in Firefox and other browsers it should be also doable in Pale Moon - at least I think so.
As for the link you gave - this has nothing to do with browser sniffing and UserAgents.
Re: Google search
Yeah, adding &num=100 to the search string seems to do trick:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pale%20moon&num=100
..so it should be "fixable" in google.xml.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pale%20moon&num=100
..so it should be "fixable" in google.xml.
Re: Google search
What post below? There is none there.Tomaso wrote:No really, this is NOT a browser setting!
Google is probably just up to their old tricks again, discriminating certain browsers.
You might be able to get around it, using a UA override, like the one posted by Sajadi here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19044&p=147420#p147420
But you should pay attention to Moonchild's warning in the post below.
Google will not change the settings unless you let them set cookies. There used to be code that you could add to the URL to tell Google how many results per page to put, but they have ignored that for years now. Most likely that was to force visitors to let them set cookies.
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Re: Google search
Google sets a cookie with your saved settings. I don't accept Google cookies myself.
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Re: Google search
Adding this to a Google search plugin worked for me:
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<Param name="num" value="100"/>
Re: Google search
The one below Sajadi's post (which I linked to directly).Goodydino wrote:What post below? There is none there.
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Try the link in my previous post.Goodydino wrote:There used to be code that you could add to the URL to tell Google how many results per page to put, but they have ignored that for years now.
That trick works!
Re: Google search
Confirmed!coffeebreak wrote:Adding this to a Google search plugin worked for me:Code: Select all
<Param name="num" value="100"/>
But for it to work, I had to remove the edited XML file from the searchplugins folder, restart Pale Moon once without it, then put the XML file back into place, and restart Pale Moon once more!
Re: Google search
Muchas gracias Sir!coffeebreak wrote:Adding this to a Google search plugin worked for me:Code: Select all
<Param name="num" value="100"/>
Any hint how to set the preferred language (en-us)?
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Re: Google search
gepus wrote:Any hint how to set the preferred language (en-us)?
Just a guess, adapting from the parameter in my search url (since I only ever see Google search in English), try this:
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<Param name="hl" value="en"/>
Re: Google search
Thanks a lot!!!
In the meanwhile I managed to solve the preferred language too.
In PM v28 it looks like this:
In the meanwhile I managed to solve the preferred language too.
In PM v28 it looks like this:
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..."utf-8"},{"name":"num","value":"100"},{"name":"hl","value":"en"}]}]
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