Default Google search keyword broken [solved]

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AndyScull
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Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:09 am

Default Google search keyword broken [solved]

Post by AndyScull »

Hi, I'm using SlimJet 1.3.0.0
I have set a keyword 'g' to default google search, if the built-in Google provider is set as default, typing 'g<space>' does not switch omnibox to 'Search Google' mode, it acts as if the keyword was never set. Other search engines work fine, even custom ones. Only Google search has this problem and only when it is set as default engine.

To summarize, I did these tests (two providers, Google has keyword 'g', Yandex has keyword 'y'):
1. Default is Google -> typing 'g<space>' doesn't work, 'y<space>' works
2. Default is Yandex -> 'g<space>' works, 'y<space>' works
3. If I create a custom Google engine search (https://www.google.com/search?q=%s), it's keyword works correctly in all situations
4. For the sake of it, I checked this situation also in Chromium (39.0.2162.0), it works correctly.
Last edited by AndyScull on Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

jeffhere
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Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:59 am

Re: Default Google search keyword broken

Post by jeffhere »

what if you search without using "g" in the front....just search the word or phrase? Works that way for me....(not sure if your item 3 is identifying what I mentioned...)

AndyScull
Posts: 5
Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:09 am

Re: Default Google search keyword broken

Post by AndyScull »

jeffhere wrote:what if you search without using "g" in the front....just search the word or phrase? Works that way for me....(not sure if your item 3 is identifying what I mentioned...)
It works fine by typing only search terms without keyword prefix and either hitting enter or selecting search from dropdown hints menu.

Well, I must apologize, I haven't run the most important test - doing the same after clearing browser settings... with clear profile (cleared %appdata%\Local\Slimjet folder) search keyword works fine.
Guess it's just corrupted settings, though I can't really diagnose it - couldn't find any plain text references to search engines in config files, maybe they're somewhere in sqlite db which I don't want to mess with.
Uninstalling all extensions didn't help, looks like it's wipeout time for me, gotta import/export settings in fresh profile

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