Hack Attack : Give Google Search A Complete Makeover
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Well Google has always been a believer of the KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) principle, and that is the reason why almost everything from the Google stable has a minimal design. Well if you have got yourself bored of the default Google search layout, then get yourself ready for a completely different Google Search page thanks to an amazing Greasemonkey script, Google Search Makeover.
Click on the screenshot above to see the various modifications that have been made to the default search layout. The script organizes the results into two columns, numbers them, grabs each website’s icon, and much more. The new look is not visually appealing, but also does away with the need to scroll vertically to see the results. The results have been organized for quick access. The most notable feature has to be the absence of Page numbers from the bottom. It has instead been moved onto Upper Right corner of the screen.
Well the Script really is feature rich, and I would like to highlight some of them :
- Google Suggest
- Two column results [Optional]
- Custom colored Snap Shots Previews [Optional]
- Result Numbers
- Custom logo
- Layout change [Optional]
- Embeds videos right into the search results. You can easily change the colors of YouTube videos. [Optional]
- Re-titles the page to easily identify what you are searching for and the page that you are on.
- Google Search Filter
- Adds PageRank after each link [Optional]
- Scans each result with SiteAdvisor
- Add favicons to all links [Optional]
- Add a clear button [Optional]
- Add sidebar menu [Optional]
- Open links in new tab [Optional]
- Turns off SafeSearch Automatically
Well the script does come with its own bugs and problems. For eg. Site advisor often defaults to the “unsafe” status for me. That’s why you see all those cross marks in the Screenshot. Another bug is the time it takes to format the layout. This is considerable in pages with a large number of results, say 50 or more. Other than that, the script has been a pleasure, and I just love it.
Grab yourself a Google Search Makeover. You will need to have Greasemonkey installed.
Via CybernetNews
One Comment, Comment or Ping
Haris
WOW! This looks very cool! Will definitely give it a try
Dec 11th, 2007
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