Allow new search engines to be added to Safari

Originator:joris.kluivers
Number:rdar://13040360 Date Originated:18-Jan-2013 08:50 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Safari Product Version:6.0.2
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
I'm trying to switch from the default Google search to a different search engine. Yahoo and Bing are not sufficient. I would prefer to switch to DuckDuckGo as my default search engine. 

Next to that I would like to use the Google encrypted search as a backup, instead of the plain Google search configured in Safari by default.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open preferences -> General
2. Click the 'Default search engine' popup button
3. Select a search engine other than the default 3 options

Expected Results:
Being able to add an option to the search menu, for example using a menu item in the popup button that says: 'Customise'.

Actual Results:
There is no way to customise the search engines in Safari

Regression:
n/a

Notes:
This could be made easier by implementing something like the opensearch discovery protocol, so average users won't need to know about search engine query templates to add a new search engine.

Comments

While I agree that this functionality would be better if it were baked into Safari, in the meantime, you can use Glims: http://www.machangout.com/

By egallager at Jan. 21, 2013, 12:25 a.m. (reply...)

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