Bug 89497

Summary:	Changes in some web short cuts are not saved
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	padyx
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Bugs <konqueror-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	martin.piskernig
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
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Description padyx 2004-09-14 16:46:42 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.0)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

Hi!

The web short cuts for Google are obviously set like the Country which is selected, for example .de for Germany. But for the selection "Switzerland" it is not changed to "www.google.ch". So I tried to change this manually in the Preferences window.

Strange is: I was able to set the Google lucky search short cut (ggl) to the Swiss Google page, but when I change the normal google shortcut (gg) it is reset to the German Google after I close the window. 
I can reproduce it as many times as I like.

It is not critical at all, but as Google offers a 'national search', I have to redirect it every time I need it.

If you can, try please if you can reproduce it.

Thank you very much and have a nice day.

(By the way: KDE is great! It works wonderful and since 3.2 much faster!)

Comment 1 Stephan Binner 2004-09-18 23:47:13 UTC

Did you change country or language? IMO Google just reads and adopts to the language information in the http header.

Comment 2 padyx 2004-09-20 14:50:39 UTC

I think I found a solution: The International Page google.com correctly adapts to Google.ch and obviously adopts the header info as you said. 
But if you visit a Google site with a country-TLD like google.de or google.ch always sets the "Search in <Country>" to the specific country in these cases to Germany or Switzerland. (Confirmed with IE 6 and Netscape 7) Exception: Google.us seems to adapt although it is a country-TLD for the United States.

The problem would be solved, I believe, if the google Short cut was set per default to google.com. But the problem is that the setting cannot be changed (as described).

Comment 3 Adrian Freihofer 2004-10-09 16:52:51 UTC

I had the same problem. A solution is to delete the original gg entry and make a new one. (Copy paste is possible.) As root this problem doesn't exist.

Comment 4 padyx 2004-10-10 18:30:02 UTC

Yes, I can confirm that this solution works for changing the short cut. Thanks to Adrian Freihofer.

Comment 5 padyx 2004-10-10 18:40:52 UTC

To the adaption of google: To set the gg short cut to google.com per default is not the best solution as you loose the option "Search in <Country>" option. But this is not a Konqueror specific behaviour (Tested with IE as well).
It seems like it is necessary to set the Google short cut according to the country setting in KDE control center to "http://www.google.<TLD>/search?q=...". Obviously the Konqueror developers have to save the TLD for each country. 
Remark: Adrian Freihofers solution does not change the Google Search Bar. This still remains how it is.

Comment 6 Maksim Orlovich 2004-11-15 18:46:51 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 85352 ***

Comment 7 Maksim Orlovich 2004-11-15 22:34:47 UTC

*** Bug 90851 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***