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[Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:55 pm
by johnywhy
hi

i created a search engine in 'other'
other-search.jpg
but i don't see it in the search-list


how to put into search-list?

thx

Re: How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:43 am
by temp_account
You must click 'make default' for every 'other search engine'. This will move it up to the standard search engines.

Re: How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:41 am
by johnywhy
thx

suggestion, change button "Make default" in bottom "Other search engines" pane to "Make available"

Re: [Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:31 am
by ericrose
This doesn't work properly in the newest version of Slimjet (14.0.0.). When adding one search engine ("Make default"), one simultaneously disappears from the standard engines; so as I happened to delete two of the standard engines, I now can't have more than two engines at one time, whichever they were. Is there any way to correct this?

Re: [Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:14 pm
by NewChrissy
I use this feature a lot. Try making the search into a template using %s where the search term gets plugged in, and adding a keyword for each search engine. For example, I type in 'go' for a Google search, 'ga' for an ASSTR search, 'gl' for Literotica, etc. on the address bar.

The Custom Right-Click Menu extension is also helpful, but can be a little tricky to figure out (create menu items for the search URLs you use a lot):
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... pllfmafmlj

Re: [Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:40 am
by ajkalian
I'm having somewhat of a problem getting StartPage configured. I followed the instructions listed on the StartPage site, but it didn't work as expected. In the configuration section of SlimJet I added: https://www.startpage.com/?q=%s

When I enter a search term, instead of parsing the search term, SlimJet just displays the StartPage home page. Then I have to copy and paste the search request from the toolbar, into the StartPage home page.

Being a new user to SlimJet, I could have missed something in the configuration options. But I searched for a solution but couldn't locate one. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Re: [Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:29 pm
by leftoverfiller2
For Startpage use https://www.startpage.com/do/asearch?q=%s

or with params eg.: black, 20 results, no filtering.

Code: Select all

https://www.startpage.com/do/asearch?q=%s&prfh=design_typeEEE1N1Nlang_homepageEEEs/black/eng/N1Nresults_countEEE0N1Nlanguage_uiEEEenglishN1Ndisable_open_in_new_windowEEE0N1NlanguageEEEenglishN1NsslEEE1N1Ndisable_family_filterEEE1N1Nnum_of_resultsEEE20N1Ndisable_video_family_filterEEE1N1Ngeo_mapEEE1N1N

Re: [Solved] How To Use "Other Search Engines"?

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 6:40 am
by ajkalian
leftoverfiller2 wrote:For Startpage use https://www.startpage.com/do/asearch?q=%s
https://www.startpage.com/do/asearch?q=%s
Works perfectly.
Many Thanks

v16: custom search engines disappears from the search list

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:19 pm
by temp_account