{"id":23533,"date":"2020-03-26T13:13:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jurnsearch.wordpress.com\/?p=23533"},"modified":"2020-03-26T13:13:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:13:01","slug":"userscript-google-search-in-several-columns-temporary-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurn.link\/jurnsearch\/index.php\/2020\/03\/26\/userscript-google-search-in-several-columns-temporary-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"UserScript ‘Google search in several columns’ – temporary fix"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an update to my January 2020 Google Search in three columns: how to do it in 2020<\/a> tutorial post. It’s needed because the key UserScript Google search in several columns<\/a> has stopped working, due to changes in the Google page code. Even with this script installed, Google Search reverts to a long scrolling page of links, a format highly unsuited to searchers who use a widescreen desktop monitor.<\/p>\n

For the time being, the fix is to keep on running this script, but also run these two at the same time<\/em>…<\/p>\n

* Stylus UserStyle Google – show search result in two columns<\/a> and hack the script to show “3” columns.<\/p>\n

* Stylus UserStyle Google Search in columns<\/a> with “3” columns set on install.<\/p>\n

On a widescreen monitor, a manual fix the top of the Stylus UserStyle ‘Google Search in columns’ also helps with overlap between results…<\/p>\n


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to…<\/p>\n


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The result gives imperfect but reasonably acceptable three-column display for Google Search and Books results… <\/p>\n

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‘Google – show search result in two columns’ will need to be temporarily turned off for Google News results.<\/p>\n

Note that I have the UserScript Google search in several columns<\/a> set not to work on Google Books, having added a couple of lines to the script. See my linked post<\/a> for instructions on how to add that blocking.<\/p>\n

See my full Google Search in three columns: how to do it in 2020<\/a> tutorial for details of how to bock other page elements, such as huge ‘video suggestions’ blocks and cover thumbnails for Google Books results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is an update to my January 2020 Google Search in three columns: how to do it in 2020 tutorial …<\/p>\n

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