 Yet Another AOL Instant Messenger Edit.
Choosing an internet search site is like buying underware - it's a very personal decision! This edit lets you change the default search engines in AIM.
Specifically, we will change the three search sites under the Find button, the search engine for the Go button, and the default search text.
 Open a copy of the AOL Instant Messenger in ResEdit and find the STR# resources.
Open them with a double-click.
Find ID # 3020 and open it with a double-click.
Here are the three URL's that correspond to the search engines under the Find popup button.
String Item #1 corresponds to the original White Pages menu option (third from the top in AIM).
String Item #2 is the general search engine for both the menu item and the text box Go button.
String Item #3 corresponds to the original Yellow Pages menu option (second from the top in AIM).
After entering your new URL's, close the STR# resources.
 Find and open the MENU resources.
Scroll though the list until you find ID# 3090, and open it with a double-click.
Change the top three menu items to match your new URLS. Remember that the order is different than the StringItems:
- Menu item 1 = URL string 2
- Menu item 2 = URL string 3
- Menu item 3 = URL string 1
When finished, close the MENU resources.
 And finally, open the OEM resources.
Find ID#1000 and open it with a double-click
 Scroll down through the listing until you find, "Search The Web".
This is the default text in search box by the Go button.
You can change it to whatever you want, but the length of your new text in characters must precede the string.
"Search The Web" is 14 characters long (counting spaces). The hex value preceding the phrase is OE hex (14 decimal). If you're like me, you don't like any default text in your search box. In that case, simply replace OE hex 00 (zero, zero) for an empty text box.
 When you're finished, save your work and quit ResEdit.
When you run this modified version of AIM, the new URL's and Menu names will be used!
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