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droping the yahoo search on web browser part
im one of the dev people and beta users
how can we drop the yahoo search? i want Google as a primary search. i did it in the tool section but if a search fails it opens a yahoo search and we hate yahoo due to its unlawful members.
how can we drop the yahoo search? i want Google as a primary search. i did it in the tool section but if a search fails it opens a yahoo search and we hate yahoo due to its unlawful members.
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My bad. That FAQ item was in reference to Flock 1.x, and that action will not work for 2.0.
The correct steps are as follows:
1. Type "about:config" (minus the quotation marks) into the address bar, hit enter
2. Click the button to get past the warning screen (but do be careful in here!)
3. Type "flock.keyword.provider" (minus the quotation marks) into the Filter area
4. Double click the flock.keyword.provider result
5. Change to "Google" (minus the quotation marks)
6. Click "Ok".
Sorry for the confusion!
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
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Inappropriate?Hey Crystal,
I think you're asking how to change the address bar search engine, and that you've already changed the search widget. Info on changing the address bar search engine can be found at http://flock.com/faq/show/66#q_11642.
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Inappropriate?no ok you know of that part right? i have Google in it now i mean like if i mess up in the browser addy it will go to yahoo not google
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Inappropriate?Hey Crystal,
I think the link I pointed to will accomplish what you seek. Give it a try and let me know if it does.
Evan Hamilton
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Inappropriate?Some folks might want to have this default to a different search engine. This is very easy to do. Here is how to change the default to Google
* Type about:config in to the address bar
* Search for an option called keyword.URL
* Double-click on the option and change the value to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=
its main now by the search bar i do the the first thing
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Inappropriate?Hey, I'm having the same issue, however, I've tried making the suggested change in the config, and I still have the same problem.
I cannot get it to search Google from the URL bar.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?i got this from flock too but again im not to worried i can search the Google in the Google search, but the yahoo comes up still if i mess up a url in the address bar one
Some folks might want to have this default to a different search engine. This is very easy to do. Here is how to change the default to Google
* Type about:config in to the address bar
* Search for an option called keyword.URL
* Double-click on the option and change the value to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q= -
Inappropriate?I would prefer not to use Yahoo, it doesn't do it for me...
I have tried changing this value as well as the one in the Options panel within the browser (You'd think this would be all you need to change).
I'm still having no luck.
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?i tried to understand what they meant by config in the browser address it don't show up for me, it takes to some other pages. i did what the information said to do.
i was like oh well i have clients to help ill get to it later lol you got more ahead then i did on it -
Inappropriate?lol right now i wish i knew what the uk format was for forwarding a domain i have none in my cpanel lol i can do a load of others but no forwarding and it on a uk service i tried to ask them but im not a hosting client so i wont get help with it lol
if you need any other help im here on what i can anyway
crazynutt
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Inappropriate?lol i just had a thought, this was built on the firefox system it is also a part of the netscape dev program lol so brb ill try this other idea i have time to digg in
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Inappropriate?ok i dont want to mess with it as im tring to make a domain work now i went in to my core files to find a config file none there so let flock ffig this one lol im still at the same point.
as you with yahoo i my self hate yahoo search and most of it so yea im with ya on yahoo stuff -
Inappropriate?Wow...I just found it.
Here are the complete instructions I needed to use:
* Type about:config in to the address bar
* Search for an option called keyword
* Double-click on the option 'keyword.URL' and change the value to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=
* Double-click on the options 'flock.keyword.provider' and change the value to Google
** This should automatically change the 'flock.metrics.lastknown.flock-keyword-provider (if not change this to Google also)
Now the URL bar will search to Google and not Yahoo!
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?lol you know what i was typeing lol config not the about part
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Inappropriate?the reason i did i saw about:config in it not no "about:config" i would have understood that better lol
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Inappropriate?lol cool now type apu media and it shows my stuff lol thanks on that btw
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Inappropriate?* Type " about:config " in to the address bar
* Search for keyword 'keyword.URL'
* Double-click on the option and change the value to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=
and change the value to Google
** This should automatically change the 'flock.metrics.lastknown.flock-keyword-provider (if not change this to Google also)
Now the URL bar will search to Google and not Yahoo!
1 person says
this answers the question
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Inappropriate?My bad. That FAQ item was in reference to Flock 1.x, and that action will not work for 2.0.
The correct steps are as follows:
1. Type "about:config" (minus the quotation marks) into the address bar, hit enter
2. Click the button to get past the warning screen (but do be careful in here!)
3. Type "flock.keyword.provider" (minus the quotation marks) into the Filter area
4. Double click the flock.keyword.provider result
5. Change to "Google" (minus the quotation marks)
6. Click "Ok".
Sorry for the confusion!
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
I’m happy we found the solution
The company says
this answers the question
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Inappropriate?hey Evan i guess i should let you know that, that did help but as i stated the " about:config " lol i didnt know i had to place it and i placed in a key word in google search of url lol after typing config in the browser lol so now i know its about:config
i went by firfox browser instead cause i noticed it was also listed as a firefox browser and i think it also had me wondering too cause of the Netscape dev kit states config also -
Inappropriate?quotation marks i follow because in the php dbase and host and stuff i do a lot of editing php so i look for the quotation marks incase didnt mean to make you change all that lol
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