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Safari2Yahoo 01182006

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Replace Safari's Google search bar w/Yahoo. Free

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Version 01182006: Works on OSX 10.4. Some string labels got moved to new files

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PPC, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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Anonymous reviewed on 10 Jun 2004

is it hard to make it for 10.2.8 ?
not just 10.3

[Version 1.2.2b]

Anonymous reviewed on 09 Jun 2004

if you really want something like this i suggest the safarikeywords program, it has its own prefpane and from there you can specify as many search engines to search as you want. on mine it does yahoo, ebay, google, google image search, macosxhints, mac update and a dozen others. To use it you just type in what you want to find preceeded by the appropriate word. for example to search for "microwavable dice" in ebay you type "ebay microwavable dice" in safari's search bar. highly reccomended!

[Version 1.2.2b]

Anonymous reviewed on 29 May 2004

Please update this GREAT script for 10.3.4!!!

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 08 Apr 2004

I installed this and sure enough, it replaces the search menu text with Yahoo! But when I used the search bar it gave me Google results, then the bar just stopped having any text in it.

Removed it.

os 10.3.3

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 05 Apr 2004

Worked great and it's free! I was able to replace the Google search engine with Yahoo and it even changed the grey search engine lettering from "Google" to "Yahoo!"

Now if it could only change the engine to Teoma...

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 24 Mar 2004

The new search at Yahoo! is great. I highly suggest that you guys who are wondering "why" replace Google with Yahoo! try out Yahoo! for a few days. Have an open mind, be objective, and I promise you that you'll love it.

Make the switch to the better search provider already! ;)

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 20 Mar 2004

I can't get StuffIt to open the .gz file? What am I doing wrong?

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 18 Mar 2004

You guys who ask why, obviously haven't used Yahoo! search for awhile and don't know that they just launched their own search, not using google what so ever and it's better. Compare the two side by side with the same queries. I've done this myself a few times and 4 out 5 times, Yahoo! Search is better. Their product search also kicks butt over froogle. Also, If you haven't tried the new search and you're saying it sucks, well... yeah.. they used to use google so you're basically saying google sucks too. Duh!

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 16 Mar 2004

Yahoo search sucks..so I ask the same question..why?

[Version 1.2.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 25 Feb 2004

I thought Yahoo used Google as it's search engine anyway? What's the difference?

[Version 1.2b]

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Anonymous commented on 25 Feb 2004

Yahoo dropped Google for its search last week to use its own (Inktomi) search. Which also powers MSN and some other sites as well.

Anonymous commented on 16 Mar 2004

Yahoo does us Google or used to, but the search results are still the same so this point less.

Anonymous commented on 16 Mar 2004

Yahoo! most certainty dropped Google. It is not pointless because, the search results DO tend to be different.

That said... If you want a power tool for searching via Safari may be better off using Sogudi.

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Version Downloads:2,024

Type:Utilities : AppleScript

License:Free

Date:18 Jan 2006

Platform:PPC

Price:Free

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Safari2Yahoo is a simple AppleScript application that is workaround for a bug in Safari that doesn't allow you to change the search engine from Google to something else. Safari2Yahoo creates a copy of Safari.app named SafariYahoo.app and modifies the files in the bundle such that the SafariYahoo.app will use Yahoo! search instead of Google search. For now it only uses the main yahoo.com search and not any country specific search. It has been tested on both OS X 10.3 and OS X 10.4. Changes * 01.18.2006: Works on OSX 10.4. Some string labels got moved to new files * 04.15.2005: no longer version dependent, makes a copy of Safari instead of editing original * 06.09.2004: updated for OS X 10.3.4 * 03.16.2004: updated for OS X 10.3.3 * 02.25.2004: Initial release Known Bugs On OS X 10.4 I am unable to find a way to change the contextual menu that pops up when you select text on a page and control-click or right click. It says "Search in Google" still, but it will actually use Yahoo! instead.

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