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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Is there anyway to change the default settings for Google?

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      • danny21210
        danny21210 last edited by

        go to setting>browser>search

        Click on google search and change your engine

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          It will not allow you to edit Google from that interface.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Or I should say, it will not allow you to edit any of the Default search engines.

            Is there a way to edit a disk file with a configuration anywhere?

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              Is there a way to edit a disk file with a configuration anywhere?

              Afaik, no.

              But what would you like to change?

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                The search string for Google to remove autocomplete, set for 50 results, and not instant results.
                https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=%s&num=50&pws=0&safe=off&complete=0

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  The search string for Google to remove autocomplete, set for 50 results, and not instant results.

                  And can't you change it in Google's page itself?

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Not if you search from Opera.

                    I created another search engine entry, but it is so hard to remember to type "z string" instead of "g string".

                    Although, at some point I was able to edit these strings. I have a custom amazon search that has somehow replaced the default amazon under "q search".

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      Not if you search from Opera.

                      Regarding results, i don't see any difference between searchs from Opera's address bar or context menu and the ones from Google's page.

                      And i just made a test and was able to change the number of results per page in "search settings" in Google page, turning off instant results.

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        So, no way to change the default Opera string? Or change the "g" to another search engine? We certainly should be able to change that to get the results we want. After all - that is the whole point of baking searches into the browser.

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