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    Can't set Google search default language, please help (for Opera 12.17)

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    • Deleted User
      Deleted User last edited by

      In the Search tab in Opera preferences, I've set Google (in edit - details) address to be Google.com like this:

      http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest

      And in opera:config under User Prefs, I've made sure Google TLD Default is set like this:

      .google.com

      Now this used to work fine for years, but after updating to 12.17 from 12.16 it's not and Google now insists on showing me the local language (local Google) of the location I'm at which is a real PITA.

      Any way to get this working properly?

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        Stick an "/en" in the address? But - did you check if your edits are still there? Updates usually overwrite changes to the defaults.

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        • Deleted User
          Deleted User last edited by

          Yay, it seems to work! Thank you so much.

          For reference, I added &/en at the end of the string I posted above.

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          • Deleted User
            Deleted User last edited by

            By chance I found what might be an even better way as the previous just went to Google.com and didn't necessarily show only English results, but adding &lr=lang_en will do both.

            So now the string looks like this:

            http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&lr=lang_en&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest

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            • sgunhouse
              sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              I wad thinking of ...google.com/en/search... actually, but glad you got something that works.

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