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#1 2012-09-02 22:51:08
- puppetadventurer
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[GUIDE] How to set a custom country
I don't think very many people know this, so I made a guide about it.
WARNING: I use Google Chrome, so you might need that or something that has inspect element.
STEP 1. Go to your profile
STEP 2. Click on the name of your current country
STEP 3. Hover your mouse over the country drop-down list
STEP 4. Right-click (or command or control click on a mac, I can't remember which one)
STEP 5. Click "Inspect Element"
STEP 6. A box should pop up at the bottom of the screen that says stuff in it
STEP 7. The "<select>...</select>" should be highlighted
STEP 8. Click on the little arrow that's pointing to the right
STEP 9. A bunch of option value things should appear
STEP 10. Scroll down to the bottom one (should be Zimbabwe)
STEP 11. Right click on the Zimbabwe one (or whatever the mac thing is) and press "Edit as HTML"
STEP 12. Copy this: <option value="Sample">Sample</option>
STEP 13. Click on the end of the Zimbabwe thing, press enter (or return >:U), then paste
STEP 14. Change the "Sample"s from the new option value to what you want your custom country to be
STEP 15. Exit out of the Inspect Element thing and choose what you added in, at the end of the list
Ta-da! Just like magic! This worked for me, so it will hopefully work for other people 
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#2 2012-09-02 22:54:08
Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
puppetadventurer wrote:
I don't think very many people know this, so I made a guide about it.
WARNING: I use Google Chrome, so you might need that or something that has inspect element.
STEP 1. Go to your profile
STEP 2. Click on the name of your current country
...(just so the quote isn't too long)
Ta-da! Just like magic! This worked for me, so it will hopefully work for other people
Macs can right click just like normal. Control clicking works on Macs for sure, and I think it works on Windows.
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#3 2012-09-02 22:59:27
- veggieman001
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
sccar3 wrote:
puppetadventurer wrote:
I don't think very many people know this, so I made a guide about it.
WARNING: I use Google Chrome, so you might need that or something that has inspect element.
STEP 1. Go to your profile
STEP 2. Click on the name of your current country
...(just so the quote isn't too long)
Ta-da! Just like magic! This worked for me, so it will hopefully work for other peopleMacs can right click just like normal. Control clicking works on Macs for sure, and I think it works on Windows.
Control click does nothing on Windows and many Macs don't have two-button mice so control click is required.
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#4 2012-09-03 06:41:01
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Cool! I'll try it in a minute. 
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#5 2012-09-03 06:42:10
Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Same steps work in Safari.
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#6 2012-09-03 06:55:11
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
veggieman001 wrote:
sccar3 wrote:
puppetadventurer wrote:
I don't think very many people know this, so I made a guide about it.
WARNING: I use Google Chrome, so you might need that or something that has inspect element.
STEP 1. Go to your profile
STEP 2. Click on the name of your current country
...(just so the quote isn't too long)
Ta-da! Just like magic! This worked for me, so it will hopefully work for other peopleMacs can right click just like normal. Control clicking works on Macs for sure, and I think it works on Windows.
Control click does nothing on Windows and many Macs don't have two-button mice so control click is required.
Contrary to popular belief, magic mice have a right click function. It's not enabled by default which is why many tutorials motion control clicking. It's easy to enable though.
BACK ON TOPIC.
I like this guide.
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#8 2012-09-03 10:01:51
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
I saw this in Wes64's test account, but it used FF. Anyway, does anyone have a version for IE?
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#9 2012-09-03 12:02:54
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Molybdenum wrote:
I saw this in Wes64's test account, but it used FF. Anyway, does anyone have a version for IE?
I don't think it's possible in IE.
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#10 2012-09-03 14:52:02
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Awesome I'm at Gallifrey!
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#12 2012-09-04 05:53:03
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
veggieman001 wrote:
Molybdenum wrote:
I saw this in Wes64's test account, but it used FF. Anyway, does anyone have a version for IE?
I don't think it's possible in IE.
In IE8 and above, press F12 and go through the code until you find it. It might be easier to use search though.
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#13 2012-09-04 10:53:57
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
nathanprocks wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
Molybdenum wrote:
I saw this in Wes64's test account, but it used FF. Anyway, does anyone have a version for IE?
I don't think it's possible in IE.
In IE8 and above, press F12 and go through the code until you find it. It might be easier to use search though.
But does that actually change what's displayed?
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#14 2012-09-05 06:04:25
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
veggieman001 wrote:
nathanprocks wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
I don't think it's possible in IE.In IE8 and above, press F12 and go through the code until you find it. It might be easier to use search though.
But does that actually change what's displayed?
Yes it does. It is similar to how you do it in Chrome except it doesn't has "Inspect element", so you have find the code yourself.
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#15 2012-09-24 08:33:03
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
I tried adding an <img src> code. It didn't work. xP
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#17 2012-09-24 19:33:54
- ProgrammingFreak
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
I did this when I like first joined.
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#18 2012-09-24 22:59:12
Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
jji7skyline wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
sccar3 wrote:
Macs can right click just like normal. Control clicking works on Macs for sure, and I think it works on Windows.Control click does nothing on Windows and many Macs don't have two-button mice so control click is required.
Contrary to popular belief, magic mice have a right click function. It's not enabled by default which is why many tutorials motion control clicking. It's easy to enable though.
I like this guide.
Laptops can also right click, you just click with 2 fingers. I don't know why everyone thinks macs can't right click. I even have a really old mag with just a generic, old mac mouse and it can right click.
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#19 2012-09-25 00:12:25
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
I did this in a lot less steps with firebug extension, using the inspect element button. Thanks for the idea!
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#20 2012-09-25 07:48:41
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
LiquidMetal wrote:
I did this in a lot less steps with firebug extension, using the inspect element button. Thanks for the idea!
Did it save? Usually inspect element is only a temporary edit... 
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#21 2012-09-25 08:32:37
Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
ProgrammingFreak wrote:
LiquidMetal wrote:
I did this in a lot less steps with firebug extension, using the inspect element button. Thanks for the idea!
Did it save? Usually inspect element is only a temporary edit...
It probably did, if LiquidMetal used inspect element to add another entry to the select.
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#22 2012-09-25 08:47:20
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Wouldn't it be epic to be able to add pics?
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#23 2012-09-25 09:50:42
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
LS97 wrote:
ProgrammingFreak wrote:
LiquidMetal wrote:
I did this in a lot less steps with firebug extension, using the inspect element button. Thanks for the idea!
Did it save? Usually inspect element is only a temporary edit...
It probably did, if LiquidMetal used inspect element to add another entry to the select.
Alright, I looked at his profile and it did.
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#24 2012-09-27 20:02:38
- LiquidMetal
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Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
Like it?
I clicked where it said "United States," and changed the afghanistan option to say what it says now.
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#25 2012-10-01 11:36:33
Re: [GUIDE] How to set a custom country
sccar3 wrote:
puppetadventurer wrote:
I don't think very many people know this, so I made a guide about it.
WARNING: I use Google Chrome, so you might need that or something that has inspect element.
STEP 1. Go to your profile
STEP 2. Click on the name of your current country
...(just so the quote isn't too long)
Ta-da! Just like magic! This worked for me, so it will hopefully work for other peopleMacs can right click just like normal. Control clicking works on Macs for sure, and I think it works on Windows.
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