Google In Firefox 3.5

[Rimmer]

In the older versions of Firefox you could alter the script in the Google search engine so that it would not default into the Thai pages. I had mine set up to Google UK stuff which is more use to me.

In 3.5 i can not see how to alter the script anyone help at all?

[cdnvic]

Look in: program files/mozilla firefox/searchplugins/

Find: google.xml, and right-click on it, choose edit

Find <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.co.th/">

Change the URL to whatever Google page you prefer to get.

Save the file and restart Firefox.

[Rimmer]

Thanks cdnvic I must have missed that line in all the other text.

[Rimmer]

Nope that doesn't do it. Still getting the Thai pages despite having altered the text in threeo places and saved it in the correct place. There has to be somewhere else, any ideas?

<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.co.uk/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&hl={moz:locale}&q={searchTerms}" />

- <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.co.uk/search">

<Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}" />

<Param name="ie" value="utf-8" />

<Param name="oe" value="utf-8" />

<Param name="aq" value="t" />

- <!-- Dynamic parameters

-->

<Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}" />

<MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox" />

</Url>

<SearchForm>http://www.google.co.uk/firefox</SearchForm>

</SearchPlugin>

Edited July 18, 2009 by Rimmer

[lopburi3]

Type in google.com/ncr to go to web site one time.

That will prevent a country redirect after it gets into your cookies.

[cdnvic]

Here's how mine looks and it works:

<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&hl={moz:locale}&q={searchTerms}"/>

<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.ca/">

<Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>

<Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>

<Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>

<Param name="aq" value="t"/>

<!-- Dynamic parameters -->

<Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>

<MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>

</Url>

<SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>

</SearchPlugin>

The bold type is the only thing I've altered.

[Cheops]

Hi Rimmer,

I'm using Quick Locale Switcher to change the language in FF to what I want. If I'm using FF then I set it to Dutch, when my Thai wife uses FF she sets it to Thai. If you set it to Thai even Google.nl will be in Thai etc. Works quite fine, but has some small issues sometimes.

You can find it here to try-out: Quick Locale Switcher

[Rimmer]

Here's how mine looks and it works:

<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.ca/">

The bold type is the only thing I've altered.

Yep that's done it thanks

[raro]

Type in google.com/ncr to go to web site one time.

That will prevent a country redirect after it gets into your cookies.

that one did the trick for me! Thanks a lot.

google.xml was already set to google.com but I still got the Thai page.

[Plus]

I just opened google.com in FF 3.5, clicked on "Google.co.th offered in: English", and that was the end of it. Does it fall back to Thai version in your FF? It stays in English in mine.

Oh, I believe Google sets a cookie to remember your preferences. I've got two google cookies at the moment, one of them has "LD=en" setting.

Edited July 20, 2009 by Plus

[Plus]

Here's what Firefox looks like, btw