google search problem with opera 12.17

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Sorry lads, we have to face it: We must leave 12.17. It's going to produce more faults with every new day. It's outdated and there is no solution to this!! Try Maxthon or perhaps slimjet of FF+extensions.
RIP

[wurzo]

wurzo last edited by

On 08/28/2014 the Opera Google Search Results Page changed for me as well. It's old school and library looking. Firefox and IE retain their usual appearance, the change is only in Opera. The font in Google is not only plain and harsh on the eyes, but there is also no sidebar. Like whenever you search a celebrity, there are always pictures and a synopsis on the right side of the search page. This is now missing in Opera.

Also very interesting, is when you search a WORD DEFINITION, which I do frequently. In Opera it's these static, numbered definitions only, while in FireFox and IE it's the familiar drop-down, expanding box form, which shows synonyms and usage examples. Also the Google word definitions in Opera are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than those showing on other browsers. The definitions strangely aren't coming from the same Google source.

[wurzo]

wurzo last edited by

BTW milija's suggested temporary fix (edit site preferences) totally WORKS.

[giampy61]

giampy61 last edited by

BTW milija's suggested temporary fix (edit site preferences) totally WORKS.

Not for me. When I start a search, the screen appears totally disordered.

[mxxxw]

mxxxw last edited by

"BTW milija's suggested temporary fix (edit site preferences) totally WORKS."

Not totaly, the "search prediction" stops working when you mask it as Explorer.

[mxxxw]

mxxxw last edited by

Found a fix for this!

Go to "opera:config : User Prefs" and copy this line:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/31.0

to the "Custom User-Agent" field.
Don't forget to click "Save".

[atharip]

atharip last edited by

To get arrow buttons to render correctly, add this to user style for www.google.com:

.action-menu {
    display: inline-block !important;
}

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Apparently this is not an Opera problem but a Google one, it is reported elsewhere by people using other browsers as well.

[hajitaib]

hajitaib last edited by

atharip, may know how to add the user style for www.google.com:

[billyspikes]

billyspikes last edited by

Guys, the problem is obvious.... Google changed their layout to all non-Chrome browsers because they want everyone to download their Chrome.

It's been happening to all browsers, not just Opera.

Look what happens when you're on the main Google.com page, it pops a little window at the right upper corner saying "Download Chrome".

BTW, milija's solution works.

[mana27]

mana27 last edited by

Thanks mxxxw, your solution works perfectly for me.

[draganpa]

draganpa last edited by

MXXXW - this WORK GREAT (windows xp SP3, opera 12.17 )

I have normal google search page and
now again working " similar image search " extension

THANKS very much

[giampy61]

giampy61 last edited by

MXXXW, your fix works! Fine!

I wonder how/where you have found that solution (it's not simple either).

[tamer]

tamer last edited by

Go to "opera:config : User Prefs" and copy this line:

This solution will mask your user-agent for all sites, it can produce more bugs than it fixes!
The only perfect solution is to pat#ch Opera. Open opera.dll with any hex editor, search for a string "Firefox", replace "Gecko/20100101" to "Gecko/20140101" and "Firefox/4.0" to "Firefox/250". Now you can use "Identify As Firefox" only on selected sites.

[scatbin]

scatbin last edited by

Tamers' fix works fine, with the upshot that mask as ff now masks as a recent browser which is nice. Thx also to Atharip, those arrows looked crappy like that, much better.

[stng]

stng last edited by

Using patched opera.dll + masking User-Agent string as Firefox (the new version of this) for google.com (via Site preferences) is the most flexible solution.

Also, i'll recommend to install Antibrowsersniffer extension (for Opera 12) to mask Opera via JavaScript/Navigator. Install Antibrowsersniffer (for Opera/Presto): https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/details/antibrowsniffer/?display=en

[rseiler]

rseiler last edited by

Nice thought about opera.dll, though I changed mine to the lowest possible number, 100. Also, since the actual Firefox's string still has "20100101," I don't think the date matters.

While you're at it, the same can be done for IE's user agent (along with the change to Trident 7.0).

For anyone wanting the old underlined results, too:

#rcnt a { 
text-decoration : underline !important
}

[aim120]

aim120 last edited by

Can anyone tell me where exactly to add the below lines,i am noob .

action-menu {
display: inline-block !important;
}

[cristymishu1986]

cristymishu1986 last edited by

Hy! I've been having the same problem, currently I run Opera 12.17. I searched far and wide but i could not find a solution. Then it hit me ... I loaded google start page and did the following: Hit F12 -> Edit Site Preferences -> Network -> Browser Identification -> Make as Internet Explorer . For me it worked beautifully, I hope it will help you to. Good Luck!

[stng]

stng last edited by

Then it hit me ... I loaded google start page and did the following: Hit F12 -> Edit Site Preferences -> Network -> Browser Identification -> Make as Internet Explorer

This is poorly working solution.

Full instruction for a full working solution:
http://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/2qfrac/opera_12_versus_google_search_how_to_fix/