Instant search — change search engine

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Same way as you would change the speed dial search engine - convince Opera you live in a region where Google would be the default search. See the FAQ here in the forums.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

@sgunhouse said in Instant search — change search engine:

convince Opera you live in a region where Google would be the default search

So, if I'm going to a business trip, I'll have to deal with whatever local search every time instead of one I used to?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Not unless you stay there a long time - it doesn't check your location often.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Why does the Instant Search feature just apply the global search engine setting? I am using DuckDuckGo (region-independent) and expect the instant search to use this search engine as well? Why so complicated?!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vince42 Already answered, Instant Search uses start page search engine.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg said in Instant search — change search engine:

@vince42 Already answered, Instant Search uses start page search engine.

Do you mean the default search engine that is active, when the speed dial page is open? I do not have a "start page" in Opera, my start page (when making a new window) is the speed dial page. How do I open the "start page"?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vince42 Speed Dial is part of start page. And yes, I mean that search engine.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thanks for the clarification: In that case, the functionality is broken: I have DuckDuckGo as default search engine, which is used in the speed dial page - and the Instant Search is not using it, but Goggle.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vince42 I don't remember Opera using DDG in start page search anywhere. Do you get it with a clean installation?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg said in Instant search — change search engine:

@vince42 I don't remember Opera using DDG in start page search anywhere. Do you get it with a clean installation?

After installing Opera, I set DDG as default engine and when I enter something in the address bar it delivers results from DDG. I do not know which start page you are referring to - that might be the reason.

To keep a long story short: why would I would like different search engines in my browser? It should suffice to say: this is my start page - use it everywhere, right?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vince42 Above your speed dials there is a search box, unless you have hidden it in settings.
That's the search engine used by instant search.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg said in Instant search — change search engine:

@vince42 Above your speed dials there is a search box, unless you have hidden it in settings.
That's the search engine used by instant search.

Yes, disabled that right from the beginning. Why would I need (and waste space for) two search boxes?

And the main question remains unanswered: why would one want different search engine in different search boxes? Especially when there is no way to customize them?

Call me crazy, but I think most users would be quite happy, if they would choose one default search engine and the setting would be applied throughout the application.

[A Former User]

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[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Is there any way to change search engine in speed dials and in instant search?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@rasti As answered before, there isn't.