I used to be able to get rid of if in the old Safari but now it seems permanently attatched to the address bar. Is there some way to easily hack it off. Or am I just missing something really obvious
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Is it possible to remove the Google bar from Safari 2
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This is extremely disappointing information.
I am somewhat surprised that apple would do such a microsoft type thing like ramming google down my throat just because they can. It isn't like an oversight is it. They have actively taken away the ability to remove the google search bar.
I am somewhat surprised that apple would do such a microsoft type thing like ramming google down my throat just because they can. It isn't like an oversight is it. They have actively taken away the ability to remove the google search bar.
You can slide it over so it's barely an inch wide. Why is it that big of a deal? Use Firefox if it bothers you.
dogbone said:
Sucks that you don't use google. Its awesome. But honestly. I rarely ever use it. I don't know, but I instinctively type "google.com" then search. I don't know why... But by the time I notice I did that, I'd already found what I needed
It's weird, but I don't really use it either. Usually if I need to search for something I open a new tab and go to Google.com even though I know it'd be easier to simply type it in the bar and press COMMAND-RETURN.
I don't use it because it searches Google US instead of Google NZ, and there doesn't seem to be a way to change it.
mad jew said:It's weird, but I don't really use it either. Usually if I need to search for something I open a new tab and go to Google.com even though I know it'd be easier to simply type it in the bar and press COMMAND-RETURN.
Cosmic isn't it?
You know wha'd be nice? A 'Find-as-you-type' [Like Firefox] plugin for safari. I'm getting sick of Apple+F. Why would I need a popup window?
Instead of typing google.com you can use option+command+f instead of clicking on the google search bar.
Using Safari Enhancer, you can enable the Debug mode, and alter which search engine is used. You can probably disable it there. Apple really should provide alternatives, Google is great and all, but that may not last forever...
Use Saft
I tried this out and it was pretty cool. You can customize the google search bar somewhat, anyways check it out. I haven't brought myself to pay for the non demo though...
saft
Look on this page to see how the search bar can be changed:
saft usage
Nuc
I tried this out and it was pretty cool. You can customize the google search bar somewhat, anyways check it out. I haven't brought myself to pay for the non demo though...
saft
Look on this page to see how the search bar can be changed:
saft usage
Nuc
blaskillet4 said:Sucks that you don't use google. Its awesome. But honestly. I rarely ever use it. I don't know, but I instinctively type "google.com" then search. I don't know why... But by the time I notice I did that, I'd already found what I needed
hahah exactly. I always go to the site
jsw said:
I don't want it on my bar at all. It is a big deal for two reasons. 1 it ruins my dark grey skin and stands out like dogs balls. 2 Philosophically apple shouldn't be ramming another company's stuff down my throat.
blaskillet4 said:
I agree, I only ever use google. I have it on my menu bar and I like to enter what I want then decide whether to search .com.au or .com sometimes I'll run one then hit the button to run the other. This is why I prefer it in a normal window. I also have the opportunity to run the search as an image.
nermal said:
As someone mentioned Safari Enhancer will do that. But it won't disable Google.
There are all these programs that will enhance the google seach bar but I just want the @#%&ing thing off my Safari.
If you have Developer Tools installed there's a way:dogbone said:
Show Package Contents of (preferably a copy of) Safari.app, navigate to Contents/Resources/<your language>.lproj and
Yang @ MacOSXhints said:
Lacero said:Anybody use the Snapback feature? I'm trying to use it but it's sort of a useless feature.
Yeah, I haven't found it useful at all. I suppose it's nice to have though.
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Hmm When I opened ToolbarItems.nib there was only three things in there, classes.nib info.nib and keyedobjects.nib
I had a developer tools package in the Applications>installers so I installed it and now there is a DevTools folder on the HD>LIbrary but I don't know how to use it once I've got the ToolbarItems.nib folder open.
Any clues?
We're so close I can almost smell the decaying remnants of the google search bar.
It works.
In Interface Builder, double-click the Toolbar items under the Instances tab of the ToolbarItems.nib window:
Then double-click inside the Google box (to get the black border):
Press delete/backspace:
Exit Interface Builder (and save of course), Open Safari:
Enjoy.
In Interface Builder, double-click the Toolbar items under the Instances tab of the ToolbarItems.nib window:
Then double-click inside the Google box (to get the black border):
Press delete/backspace:
Exit Interface Builder (and save of course), Open Safari:
Enjoy.
Attachments
OK I've got the Interface Builder application open. And I can find the ToolbarItems.nib in the Safari package
BUT
How do I open the ToolbarItems.nib in Interface Builder?
BUT
How do I open the ToolbarItems.nib in Interface Builder?