Cool New Google search

rajivrocks · 27-02-2007, 10:34 PM

Well i cant describe this cool new feature introduced by google

. When you start typing in the search bar the recommended list just come as a drop down menu...
Please see the image to get a clear view...

PS: Actually i noticed that it works only on Firefox(in my pc). Bcoz when i tried it on google.com, it didnt worked

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You try it and reply.....

koolbluez · 27-02-2007, 10:49 PM

Well.. that's Google suggest

koolbluez · 28-02-2007, 12:27 AM

^^^ Check it out urself.. Indyan.. & rep me if I'm right

Try the new & improved Firefox 2+

Lucky_star · 28-02-2007, 12:42 AM

yah, it works on Firefox 2.0 and Opera.
Its google's suggestions as Koolbluez said

Lucky_star · 28-02-2007, 01:01 AM

type a partial word in Google Search bar in Firefox or Opera and wait for 10 seconds. Google will come up with the suggestions

amitava82 · 28-02-2007, 01:03 AM

its quite old. i've noticed this since i installed Firefox 2

s18000rpm · 28-02-2007, 01:14 AM

ya, its not workin on the Opera's Google Search toolbar

Lucky_star · 28-02-2007, 01:16 AM

When I typed in dig this was the suggestion which google gave in Firefox:

Tech.Masti · 28-02-2007, 01:58 AM

^^ i also think so....

Lucky_star · 28-02-2007, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indyan

As I said, those are probably terms you have previously searched for using fx search bar.

I have never searched for any of the terms what came up there. Moreover its only one day since I freshly installed Xp.
As an experiment, I typed in a word and waited to see if there was some modem actvity. Surprisingly, the modem lights blinked and up came the suggestions.

Right click on the googlwe bar and see if Suggestions are enebled.
Note: I saw that, this was working only when the connection was not busy. If you download something else, then the suggestions doesn't come

koolbluez · 28-02-2007, 09:01 AM

Indyan... u owe me a rep... it's not something which we searched earlier.. but suggested words by Google. Of course.. Google Suggest is old enuf now... but u didn't realise that the Search Bar utilizes it now

Well... there is a plugin which utilizes it, GSuggest. I suppose now it's integrated in FF.

If u r using FF2... & don't get it yet. Mayb u can try the Firefox addon... Customize Google. It has an option to disable/enable Google Suggest.

Or try this
To enable Google Suggest in the location bar, first go into about:config and enter google.suggest into the filter. Change the setting google.suggest.useForLocationBar to true and copy the value from google.suggest.serviceURL.search to google.suggest.serviceURL.location. To copy the value, right click on google.suggest.serviceURL.search, and select Modify.

If u still don't get it, (Well I tried the below on my own.. works for me

)
Try suggest in the filter field of about:config.
The browser.search.suggest.enabled has to b true. If it's absent, make one new boolean with the same.

Pathik · 28-02-2007, 09:22 AM

Just disconnect ur net conn and type in the search box.. If it shows words its autocomplete.. If it shows words only wen connected it google suggies..

piyush gupta · 28-02-2007, 10:49 AM

^^+1

s18000rpm · 28-02-2007, 01:11 PM

so any way of integrating this "suggester"

in Opera???

desertwind · 28-02-2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indyan

Actually, I am not even getting autocomplete. I probably disabled that sometime somewhere, but cant find a way to turn it on.
Anyway, I mostly use Opera.

click on select search engine button, and click manage search engines. Over there you'll see show search suggestions.