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  • effektz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34if you use this one:

    javascript:document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.com"

    I've had no trouble with it in firefox. And it actually works :o
    • ymmotrojam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9yup, that works. just refresh after you apply it. also, make sure you copy/paste the entire code, as it trails off the post somewhat. you know you got to the end when you see a ")" :-)
    • Zeusbwr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Thanks Effe!
      Also thanks for the tip ymmo!
    • Sibertank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Thanks for the JS method, worked well when the first dident :)
    • samstr, on 10/12/2007, -13/+5Someone should Greasemonkey this!

      -------------------------------
      http://www.wirah.com
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I got really weird results from firefox when I tried it without the alert, but if it works for you, whatever. I've noticed that firefox (at least on the Mac) can be picky about setting cookies from javascript.
    • Elranzer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2No ads on these results... unless they're invisible.

      This is pretty nice, though you know the ads will be back. Unless Google is throwing out AdSense (HIGHLY unlikely) for some new form of revenue...
    • bryan8m, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ads are still there for me.
    • dbpigeon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Perhaps you have the CustomizeGoogle extension for Firefox? That can remove Google Ads in both the regular and this layout.
  • rosswf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9For www.google.co.uk users:

    javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.co.uk")
  • greenbox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2OK i did exactly what the post said, it's not working. could my 2 other extensions of preview image and optimized google be effecting it?
    • mattramos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It may be. I had it working fine when I posted it, but don't have any of those extensions installed. Did you try it in IE?
    • korteenea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Is this something that could be done using Greasemonkey?
  • jmholloway, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4the new interface shows up for me all the time. is that weird?
    • Psykus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4No, Google is slowly pushing out the new interface to random users, this is just a way to get it if you weren't one of the randomly chosen few.
  • firehydra2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2is there a poor man's method of doing this in firefox? I can see it in IE, but I can't figure out how to kill the cookies (including the Google search page and Yahoo's new frontpage)...
    • pozzoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Try this, it worked for me:

      javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.com")
  • mfearby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I tried the javascript:alert deal and performed a Google search. I can't see any difference (but this could be because Google redirects me to www.google.com.au every time, and they haven't applied the changes down under yet).
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You need to change ".google.com" in the javascript to ".google.com.au", just like the google.co.uk change someone else mentioned.
  • reaver, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Got it working. Nothing special.
    • mattramos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It seems that some people can't get it to work in either.

      I've been able to get it to work in both, and so has a friend of mine and others. Not sure why, exactly.
  • CatFood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Works with Safari 2.0.3. Thanks!
  • groupofone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2nice, loooks like some of the metasearch sites with the left-hand nav
  • rosswf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Go to any page on Google, copy this into the address bar, BUT make it one continuous address!, then hit return/enter.

    Google.com;

    javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:
    TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;
    path=/;domain=.google.com")


    Google.co.uk:

    javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:
    TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;
    path=/;domain=.google.co.uk")
    • leobaby, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Thanks!
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Universal version (don't forget to remove the line breaks):

      javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:
      TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=."+
      location.href.split('/')[2].substr(location.href.split('/')[2].indexOf('google')));
    • ashtonium, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was having a lot of trouble getting it to work in FireFox, but solved it after make a couple changes to my other extensions: allowed 127.0.0.1 in the NoScript extension and changed my TabMixPlus settings so that links from the address bar weren't redirected to a blank tab (the JavaScript has to be run on a google.com tab).

      After those changes, I was able to get it working just fine.

      About the change itself: I think this is actually a very positive addition to the standard Google search. Being able to see at a glance what the search results are for other areas will definitely help me save some time when doing research. (Plus it creates a better visual balance on my wide screen monitor.)
    • Xtopherous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Thanks rosswf.


      btw, the javascript method worked perfectly for me in Camino.
  • mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2it works for me. make sure you parse the line break like he says. copy/paste the first line, then copy the second right after to make a single line of code.

    anyhow, wow. i can't believe google is actually changing their search results interface.. the first major change since they went public is it not?

    edit: i think i like the current interface better than this conceptual one.. it's too aol-like..
  • Seumas, on 10/12/2007, -23/+8OH MY GOD! THEY MOVED THE HORIZONTAL TEXT MENU INTO A VERTICAL ONE! I MUST TRY THIS NEW INTERFACE!!!! OHMYGODZORS!

    Damn people. Seriously. Come on. It's a VERY MINOR change. What is there to try out? And more - who cares?! I love google as much as the next person, but holy ***** hell.
    • korteenea, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Google has changed so little in the past several years compared to other websites that a small change like this one is sure to elicit quite a surprised reaction from people. It's not really the layout itself that people are goodging over, it's the fact that Google changed anything at all.
  • davidv, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't know about other people but I really dislike those green bars on the left side there, could just be me I suppose.
    • Elranzer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'd rather have those green PageRank bars there than AdSense ads...
  • thewise1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Dugg just because of the useful extension they had me install.
  • karch, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9i don't like it.
  • slythfox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4It already has that "new" design on some websites, just not the www.google.com one.
  • TestFar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8"...accomplish the same thing without installing any extensions. Try that first.
    1. Download and install the Add N Edit Cookies extension. Restart Firefox..."

    ownage
    your all gonna bury me for this one right?
    • techlinks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Umm. :P I gave you a thumbs up because you made me laugh. Umm, he was telling you to try the solution he linked to.
  • nightfly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Maybe I just have a problem accepting change but I like the old version better. The new version just seems more cluttered to me. Of course when Firefox switched from the Qute theme to the current look I hated that too. Now I wouldn't want to go back, so maybe it will grow on me.
    • Minkoff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You're right. The new one wastes a lot of valuable space on the left, too. I'll stick with the old one.
  • rajivm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The new interface feels a little too cluttered for my liking, but thats just me. Maybe its just a matter of getting used to it.
  • hicks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Works in Opera, too. Tools > Advanced > Cookies. Hit "Edit" on the google.com cookie and change the PREF field to "ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu", sans quotes.
  • ultramancool, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Anyone notice something about this: NO GOOGLE ADS!
  • sldSquirrel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Any support for Safari?
    • soundboy64, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2yes it works with safari
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm using Safari too. That and the fact that the original instructions were so overly complicated were the reasons I wrote the script.
  • iMatt711, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3i dont see what the big deal is, unless this is just the begining for some big google mod
  • Sangrios, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2this whole thing is just a javascript injection. it shouldn't be complicated at all
  • Jasonn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Anyone want to take a screen shot for those of us who don't want to install the extension?
  • ultramancool, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2And just a few weeks ago, we were all saying "*****" to this
  • JamesGlover, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm not sure what the green bars are supposed to mean. For example try Googling 'grecian platypus' (Without the quotes.) I had assumed that the green bar somehow related to results, but try clicking the 'images' link.

    What does the green bar indicate?
    • calebegg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think it's relevance, but it's rough at best. Try searching for [george w bush] and the news bar is the biggest for instance. [flash drive] gives a bigger froogle bar, etc.
  • nova_rock, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3it looks sexy in opera
  • Scourge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Old Interface is more slim-line in my opinion and sleek.
  • billmania, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3It'll be in beta forever
  • randyzhang, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I've been one of the randomly few...and a couple of times.
  • dtmfdan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1anyone know a way to go back to the old results page after using the JS method?
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Run the script again and then immediately close your browser. The script sets it as a session cookie. If google sets to cookie again, it will set it to last over 30 years, but if you close the browser immediately after setting it with this script, it will expire immediately.
    • Kwekubo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1...or surely just delete the cookie?
  • Mysidia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'm not comfortable with the new layout; the options on the left don't really provide a meaningful improvement, but they DO take up space and make it harder to read just the results.

    I'd rather they leave the Web, Images, Groups, News, Froogle links at the top and have a mouseover event to show those graphs for each type of search (along with numerical information) in a tooltip
    • firehydra2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I like google because of their simple interface. It would be nice if they put the stuff on the left ON THE RIGHT. Some people can't adjust to change, and would get ticked off by the sudden change. Slow and smooth transition is good.
  • cakeofd00m, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I guess it is well needed re-design but they really did not change much...do not get me wrong this is an AWESOME post but it is not that much of a change(unless it is stuff I am not noticing).
  • mikemcewan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1now when I bring up google personalized it doesn't remember who I am and I have to login....how I can undo this?
    • Whosawhatsis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You should have to set it back to personalized home /once/, but the settings should stick after that and you shouldn't lose your login. Anyway, you can reset it by running the script again and immediately closing your browser.
  • bitcloud, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0thats really funny. I was using google a couple of days ago and it came up with the new interface, I clicked "Next page" and then thought "hang on.. somethings different there", but by the time i clicked the back button the page was back to normal.... I thought I was the only person who made websites without a test server :)
  • smojo12, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1I love google
    • adamtux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1oh yeah, you go and love googne on your own, dont let us disturb you, you should have one of those "Do Not Disturb" signs, belive me, it looks wrong when you say that, trust me :P
  • LazyBoy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I noticed it on some of the pages the last couple weeks i dont like it.
  • BigBadHoss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0i saw this like 3-6 months ago and though nothing of it :)
  • wwwluckyro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It works great! The new interface is simpler and it`s loading faster because they removed some of the CSS/HTML and tables used on the old interface.

    The ads are still there. I searched for "lucky" and i got 5 sponsored links.

    I searched for something and the size of the new interface REALLY is smaller :). For my search, here are the sizes of the HTML file, without images:
    new interface: 25.6 KB (26,215 bytes)
    old interface: 26.3 KB (26,934 bytes)*

    *i removed the HTML promoting the Google Toolbar for Firefox. So the old interface would take even longer to load :)

    I hope Google will use this as the default way of displaying search results. And for the people who don`t like it, I have no idea what you can`t like about it. It uses less space than the old interface.

    Oh yea and the interface works for most Google sites. It works for google.ro, but I can`t get it to work with Google.cn :) What do you think about this?
  • bsingin64, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0There is a very good chance that this is a step towards google "WEB 2.0"-ing their searches. I could see the framey look defining update regions ... left column, search results, and ads columns all dynamically updating via ajax after search submission. It would be interesting, none the less, if they did AJAX their search. Considering everything else Google is known for is ajaxed.
  • matthendrix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Pasted the code into a bookmark for an instant bookmarklet, sweet.
  • Mindstormer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Worked a few mins ago for me, however when I came back to my computer, it wont work for me anymore. Has google fixed it?
  • Mindstormer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/03/24/try-out-googles-new-interface/
    ^^ that method still works, however adding the code at the end of the URL has ceased to work. For me atleast.
    sorry for the double post.
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