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Google search in local domain

Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:36:15 AM

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Opera 9

Opera Google search

Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Search > [SELECT] Google > Edit... > Details>>

Replace address

http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&num=%i&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
with
http://www.google.local domain/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&num=%i&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
where local domain is 
de for Deutschland
fr for France
co.uk for UK
co.jp for Japan
com.co for Colombia
ca for Canada
com.mx for México
nl for Nederland
com.au for Australia
co.id for Indonesia
com.ar for Argentina
com.br for Brasil
co.nz for New Zealand
co.in for India
pt for Portugal
co.za for South Africa
com.pk for Pakistan
ie for Ireland
com.my for Malaysia
com.sg for Singapore
com.cu for Cuba

Opera 8 & below

Note path to Opera directory by clicking this. Open search.ini from Opera directory & replace

http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&num=%i&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
with
http://www.google.local domain/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&num=%i&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
and restart Opera.

Update: March 25, 2006

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Comments

Unregistered user Monday, March 13, 2006 8:50:27 PM

Rutley writes: This doesn't work! I have changed the settings as described and saved them but Google always appears as Google .com and not Google.co.uk

Tamil Monday, March 13, 2006 11:11:44 PM

You have to change search.ini in your profile folder and not the one in Opera installation folder. You have to restart Opera.

islamguidedotcom Monday, August 14, 2006 1:24:35 PM

How do I open the dictionary or searches in the hotclick menu or the toolbar in another BACKGROUND page. Currently, it's opening in a new page thx to some of your tweaks.

Thanks in advance!

Tamil Monday, August 14, 2006 2:18:17 PM

See Ways to open bookmark / link / go to URL / search in new tab.

islamguidedotcom Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:58:11 PM

Is there a way to make it go to background page on simply left clicking?

Tamil Tuesday, August 15, 2006 2:19:48 PM

Add the following in your menu file under [Hotclick Popup Menu]

Item, Google search in new page = Copy & New Page & Go to page, "http://www.google.com/search?q=%c&num=%i&sourceid=opera" & Switch to previous page


Unregistered user Saturday, April 4, 2009 3:13:08 PM

rhintintin writes: The version 9 method does not work. I'd tried it myself and was trying to work out what to do which led me to this article. Anyone got any ideas how I can get this to work on google.co.uk cheers

Tamil Saturday, April 4, 2009 3:22:46 PM

Go to google.co.uk, right click on search box and select create search...

Steeve24 Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:03:51 PM

Thank you Tamil

Unregistered user Monday, September 7, 2009 8:09:24 PM

Ezra writes: Tamil - thank you! I've been getting redirected for a month already with Opera 10 - right-click - create search - perfect! Thank you!

Shaunak DeShaunak Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:40:51 PM

I am using opera 10 and it is set to:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&sourceid=opera&num=%i&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Yet, it searches the local domain. I want it to use google.com

Shaunak DeShaunak Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:45:48 PM

Ok, I figured it out. You need to use this string:
http://www.google.com/search?q=s&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Just delete the &num

Unregistered user Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:17:20 PM

Anonymous writes: Thanks Shaunak De, this solves my problem :)

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