The results of the Search feature in Netscape is related to
what you have selected for the Search Engine, and in how you initiate
the search.
When entering a search term in the Location Bar, and pressing the
"Search" button, you get results based on whatever search engine you
have set in:
Edit | preferences | Internet Search ( the default search engine)
You can add engines any way you want:
install from mycroft
copy search plugins from older Netscape or Mozilla versions
write your own, etc.
If you do not have "keywords" enabled, entering a search word in the Location Bar, and pressing "enter" or "Go", the success of the search will depend on "Domain Guessing" being enable or disabled.
Domain Guessing
If enabled, Netscape will add "www" before the search word and "com" after the search word, and search for that URL. If no valid URL/site is found, then a search with the default search engine is made.
E.G., enter the word TEST in the Location Bar and press "enter" after a few seconds, the " http://www.test.com/" appears in the Location Bar. The results may be a little strange, but it does the best it can.
If Domain Guessing is disabled, no results are found, and you receive an error message.
If you have "keyword" enabled, Netscape will use the setting in the
all-ns.js file:
pref("keyword.URL", "http://info.netscape.com/fwd/clk70kw1/http://keyword.netscape.com/keyword/");
You have several options to change this action:
Edit the entry via about:config (profile specific)
Delete the entry from all-ns.js ( it will then revert to the original entry in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\mozilla.org\GRE\1.7.2_2004080415\greprefs\all.js
This is the original Mozilla default keyword search entry:
pref("keyword.URL", "http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=");
Create an a1.js file and copy the above entry to the newly created
file.
Copy the entry to the user.js file (also profile specific) if you
have created the file:
user_ pref("keyword.URL", "http://www.google.com/search?q=");
My personal choice is the a1.js - I don't like to edit the original *.js files, and do not use a user.js file.
To create an a1.js file:
With all instances of Netscape closed, including Quick Launch and AIM
Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape\defaults
This is the folder which contains browser-prefs.js, composer.js, and mailnews.js.
With a plain text editor, create a file called "a1.js" and save it.
Ensure that it is saved as a1.js and NOT a1.js.TXT.
Open the a1.js file in a plain text editor and copy the below entry:
/* override some prefs in *.js */
pref("keyword.URL", "http://www.google.com/search?q=");
Save the file
Entries in the a1.js will be read into memory and override any prefs entries OTHER than entries set in prefs.js or user.js files.
If you highlight a word in a WEB page, right click and select "Web search
for ______" it will use what you have set in:
Edit | preferences | Internet Search ( default search engine)
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