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I'm curious, how many clicks is it to replace Bing as the default in IE? Isn't it impossible for DDG to become the default in Safari? Not saying they're wrong

I'm curious, how many clicks is it to replace Bing as the default in IE? Isn't it impossible for DDG to become the default in Safari? Not saying they're wrong to point it out, but rather that they should be consistent in pointing fingers if they do.

srathi 14y ago
I couldn't agree more. It is a pain to set Google as default search provider in IE.
WrkInProgress 14y ago
Fired up IE9 to take a look. One click on the search icon in the address bar and Bing and Ask.com (really?) are listed as two default search providers. There is an Add button which takes me to an Internet Explorer Add-On page. DDG and Google are highlighted as popular options. Click on the "tile" and another click to install. So 4 clicks for IE9. It's 4 clicks in Chrome (Menu - Settings - Settings - Manage Search Providers, to get to the "Manage Search Engines" screen but DDG is nowhere to be found. YOu have to manually add it and it isn't very clear how to do it because the textbox is truncated for the actual url.
- itp 14y ago
  but DDG is nowhere to be found. YOu have to manually add it and it isn't very clear how to do it because the textbox is truncated for the actual url. Unless you visit duckduckgo.com once, at which point it's added to the list of "other search engines" on that page. Which seems like a totally reasonable way to manage that list, since otherwise Google is responsible for pre-populating and maintaining a comprehensive list of all other search engines out there. (This behavior was tested on Chrome 24, and I verified it by deleting the record for DuckDuckGo from my "other search engine" list, then visiting duckduckgo.com and reloading the list.)
- tiglionabbit 14y ago
  DDG was in my list. Apparently it picks up options as you browse?
Samuel_Michon 14y ago
There's a DDG extension available for Safari, which will make DDG the default search provider. https://extensions.apple.com/#search-extensions https://extensions.apple.com/#search-extensions (it takes just one click to install and activate)
- kennywinker 14y ago
  That adds a silly pop up button in the menu bar, and doesn't integrate with the unified search/url bar. I'm using SafariKeywordSearch http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net which means when I type "d ip address" it uses duckduckgo instead of Google.
  - anatoli 14y ago
    You should probably try it again. It does indeed set DuckDuckGo as a search engine for the address bar when installed. The pop up button can be removed.
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srathi 14y ago

I couldn't agree more. It is a pain to set Google as default search provider in IE.

WrkInProgress 14y ago

Fired up IE9 to take a look. One click on the search icon in the address bar and Bing and Ask.com (really?) are listed as two default search providers. There is an Add button which takes me to an Internet Explorer Add-On page. DDG and Google are highlighted as popular options. Click on the "tile" and another click to install. So 4 clicks for IE9. It's 4 clicks in Chrome (Menu - Settings - Settings - Manage Search Providers, to get to the "Manage Search Engines" screen but DDG is nowhere to be found. YOu have to manually add it and it isn't very clear how to do it because the textbox is truncated for the actual url.

itp 14y ago
but DDG is nowhere to be found. YOu have to manually add it and it isn't very clear how to do it because the textbox is truncated for the actual url. Unless you visit duckduckgo.com once, at which point it's added to the list of "other search engines" on that page. Which seems like a totally reasonable way to manage that list, since otherwise Google is responsible for pre-populating and maintaining a comprehensive list of all other search engines out there. (This behavior was tested on Chrome 24, and I verified it by deleting the record for DuckDuckGo from my "other search engine" list, then visiting duckduckgo.com and reloading the list.)
tiglionabbit 14y ago
DDG was in my list. Apparently it picks up options as you browse?

Samuel_Michon 14y ago

There's a DDG extension available for Safari, which will make DDG the default search provider. https://extensions.apple.com/#search-extensions https://extensions.apple.com/#search-extensions (it takes just one click to install and activate)

kennywinker 14y ago
That adds a silly pop up button in the menu bar, and doesn't integrate with the unified search/url bar. I'm using SafariKeywordSearch http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net which means when I type "d ip address" it uses duckduckgo instead of Google.
- anatoli 14y ago
  You should probably try it again. It does indeed set DuckDuckGo as a search engine for the address bar when installed. The pop up button can be removed.

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