Aqua-Soft ForumsChanging the Googleicon or whatever in FF 1.5 was easy, but how do I do that in FF 2? In the folder "searchplugins" there are just .xml files...
Can someone help?
Mange
Searchplugin in FF 2
I think there is a URI in the .XML-file. Change it to the URI to the pic you want.
Example from my own searchplugin:
Nope, sorry... There is no such line in my searchplugin. I have read some mods on this forum, but they seem to be issuing skins that has been made for FF 1.5 and then upgraded to FF2.
I use the latest FF 2.0.0.5 with the Vitae-skin found on Deviantart.
Any other ideas?
Mange
Ooh, looks like they've made this significantly more difficult! I suppose there must be some advantage--probably speed.
Ballena's method may still work...there's definitely a line in the .XML file that says at least this much:
<Image width="16" height="16">
See if you can use Ballena's solution.
If not, check out the following link, and look in the "Image" section. You'll still have to edit the XML file, however.
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creat...ins_for_Firefox
Hope this helps,
-NC
Ok... this is how my "google.xml" looks like...
<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>Google</ShortName>
<Description>Google Search</Description>
<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
<Image width="16" height="16">data:image/x-icon;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAPfLAAATVikwdA8SnxUfgAsWpAAilholjxw4jBc7kwAlvQQ2sRMsoBUq
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<Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&qu={searchTerms}" />
- <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.com/search">
<Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}" />
<Param name="ie" value="utf-8" />
<Param name="oe" value="utf-8" />
<Param name="aq" value="t" />
- <!-- Dynamic parameters
-->
<Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}" />
<MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox" />
</Url>
<SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>
</SearchPlugin>
Ok... I changed the Iconvalue to 0 and 0... it´s gone... can I replace it with another icon? I want the magnifiyngglass... I have re .png to use but where ddo I put them and how do I link them in my "goolgle.xml"?
Mange
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is the URI to the Icon. Paste the above text into your browser and you will see.
I don't know if you can link to your own Icon locally as you could with FX1.5 but
you can upload your own Icon anywhere on the Internet and make the URL to
the Icon to a URI and than replace it with the default URI in your search.xml. You
can convert URL>URI here
Yepp... I made it... I used the URL > URI converter and the icon is now to my liking. Thanks a million for all the help!!!
Best regards!!!
Mange
No problems. 
I didn't get this..?
If I want it to display this picture http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5504/googleks8yq6.png, what do I do?
Follow the link: http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/cgi/data/data
Browse for your image to use and click OK. Copy the very long path and paste it as shown in the posts above. Just find out exactly where it´s supposed to be.
After that it will work
M
So I take it from your casual explanation that I'm only suppose to hit the browse button, select my image and press generate, copy paste the link into (replacing the existing tag) C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxsearchpluginsgoogle.xml like this:
<Image width="16" height="16">data:image/png,%89PNG%0D%0A%1A%0A%00%00%00%0DIHDR%00%00%00%12%00%00%00%0D%08%02%00%00%00%2B%2C%A9N%00%00%00%01sRGB%00%AE%CE%1C%E9%00%00%00%04gAMA%00%00%B1%8F%0B%FCa%05%00%00%00%20cHRM%00%00z%26%00%00%80%84%00%00%FA%00%00%00%80%E8%00%00u0%00%00%EA%60%00%00%3A%98%00%00%17p%9C%BAQ%3C%00%00%01%60IDAT(Su%92%CF%8A%82%60%14%C5%9D%87q%DF%AEg%A9%C9pV%83%04M%CB6%BA%16j%E5%0B%A4%5B%C1%20h%D3%0B%B4i%16%D5%C6%85%A2%2B%0BZ%04%0A%E5%C2%FE%CCO%0Da*%0F%04%E7%9E%FB%9D%FB%DD%8E%DF%C7%FD~%BF%DDn%AB%D5j%BD%5E%7B%9E'%08%82(%8A%8DF%A3%D9l%C2kq%BD%5Eg%B3%99%2C%CB%92%24%7D%16%80P%222%8E%A1o!%2C%97%CBn%B7%AB(%CAd2%F9-%00%A1D%A4Uk3%0C%A3%DDn%5B%96u%3C%1EO%A7%D3%F9%7C%86P%22%D2b%97%F7%B7%F5z%BDV%AB%E5%BAn%96el%05%20%94%88%B4jm%EC%C3%89%20%08%AA%A98%C30D%A4%C5%88%EDv%FB%F3%1F(%C2h4%E2%84%E38U%00%90%E9t%8A8%1E%8F%B11%8Es%FD~%BF%F4n6%1B%14a%B1Xp%02%95%E8%F6%FB%FDn%B7%83P%22B.%97K%B9Eyg%E9%C9mq%1C%9B%A6I%00D%F7U%00B%89m8%1C%D2%AD%96%AF%3C%B9%8D%1F%D1%CD%E7s%5D%D7%BF%0B%40l%DB%1E%0C%06%7CCM%D3%92%24y%0D3%B7%01%A6%1E%0E%076%8C%A2%08%C2%20%DF%F7qv%3A%1DUU_%9D%0F%1B1%905%01%F0g%00%9C%0FX%3A%D9%997%F0t%E1%C3%F6%BA%06%83%D24%C5If%3C%83%A7%87%F6%07N%0E%0E%F1%5B%E7%25%98%00%00%00%00IEND%AEB%60%82</Image>
..that didn't work.
I tried checking the base64 option which lead to
<Image width="16" height="16">data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABIAAAANCAIAAAArLKlOAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQ
U1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAgY0hSTQAAeiYAAICEAAD6AAAAgOgAAHUwAADqYAAAOpgAABdwnLpRPAAAAWBJRE
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which looks somewhat more reasonable, but still doesn't work...
Well, I can only speak for myself... I did just that and it worked for me....
Really sorry if that didn´t work for You. I just followed the instructions above.
Manneman
