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A Simple Firefox 2 XML Hack for faster Googling

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/a-simple-firefox-2-xml-hack-for-faster-googling.43275/

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Onkar Joshi Original post #1
Dec 9, 2006 at 4:01 PM
When Googling from Firefox from India, search queries are sent to google.com but are redirected to google.co.in causing an irritating lag.

This can be fixed by editing the google.xml file (for Firefox 2) in the installation folder.

Now I get much faster results ! I guess this could be of use to many.

Detailed steps to do this and a little more info are available from my blog if needed from A Simple Firefox 2 XML Hack.

Would be great to have your comments on the blog ! :)
QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #2
Dec 9, 2006 at 4:50 PM
I just visit the google homepage and click on 'visit Google.com' and for a non-cache/cookie deleter like me, its always .com for all searches then onwards.
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Onkar Joshi #3
Dec 9, 2006 at 5:18 PM
QwertyManiac said:
I just visit the google homepage and click on 'visit Google.com' and for a non-cache/cookie deleter like me, its always .com for all searches then onwards.
Click to expand...

That tip is supposed to help those who are habituated to using the built in search box in the upper right corner.

Atleast I, almost never visit the google homepage directly.

One can of course set their homepage to google.co.in and go HOME by doing an Alt+Home.
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da_tcpip #4
Dec 10, 2006 at 9:10 AM
i got a way better trick to do the same

Step 1. go to Bookmarks> Organize bookmarks
Step 2. click on New Bookmark...
Step 3. fill these details
name google
location : *www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=%s&btnG=Search&meta=
keyword g
Step 4 click ok and you are done
from now on all google queries can be handled directly off google.co.in and directly off the address bar..
You just have to type in
g thinkdigit
it also works if you put inverted commas/multi strings and anything

rep me if you use it ;)
PS the same can be done for any search engine.. the other one i use is imdb.com (location *www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=%s) keywork being 'i'
QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #5
Dec 10, 2006 at 10:18 AM
I like Firefox's integration with Google's I'm Lucky feature. I just type 'imdb <text>' and google auto relocates me :D Works 96% accurately :p
eddie
eddie #6
Dec 10, 2006 at 2:09 PM
@da_tcpip: No need to manually create bookmarks and remember the address of the location fields. If you just want to add a search in Firefox...go to the site that has the search field and then right-click in the search box. Click on "Add a keyword for this search..." and just add the keyword :)