[HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

Hi,

I just discovered how one can use DuckDuckGo as the default search engine in the sailfish browser. Please note that you'll have to change system files to achive this, and that you do everything described here at your own risk! The procedure works for me, but YMMV.

Step 1: Enable developer mode, you'll need either the terminal or ssh to continue.

Step 2: Login via ssh or start terminal

Step 3: cd to /home/nemo/.mozilla/mozembed/searchplugins/

Step 4: Create a file duckduckgo.xml with the contents taken form http://pastie.org/8517520 (Thanks shmerl for this)

Step 5: cd to /usr/share/jolla-settings/pages/browser

Step 6: Make a backup copy of browser.qml !

Step 7: Get root with devel-su and edit browser.qml to look like this: https://gist.github.com/seiichiro0185/8094341

Step 8: Restart the settings app, navigate to Apps -> Browser and select DuckDuckGo from the available Search engines

Step 9: restart the Browser and enjoy ;)

Please note that this change will most likeliy be overwritten by the next update of the browser, so the changes to browser.qml will have to be repeated.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

Thanks very much. This is just great.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

Is there any need to modify about:config like here?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=91890

You can propose to add this QML change as part of the official UI for the browser.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

no, there was no need to edit about:config. the settings app does set the defaultenginename value which is enough apparently.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

what is the default search engine of jolla? Sorry i dont own jolla

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

default is google and you can choose between google, bing and yahoo without this mod.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

FYI: I sent a feature request to jolla to include DDG in the default choices, lets see if this goes through.

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

Works like a charm, thanks!

Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

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Re: [HOWTO] Using DuckDuckGo as Default search in Sailfish
 

Did you post it through the TJC?

UPDATE: Just found this: https://together.jolla.com/question/...e-web-browser/