Outfox, Outsearch With Firefox 55
Scrivs writes "This article goes into detail showing users how to effectively utilize the hidden search powers of Firefox. Instead of using the basic search that just sends you to an 'I'm Feeling Lucky' page from Google, you can customize the browser to perform any type of search you want."
A little disingenuous (Score:3, Informative)
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Re:A little disingenuous (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:A little disingenuous (Score:1)
Re:keyword.URL (Score:3, Informative)
Did you forget the about:config step?
Re:keyword.URL (Score:1)
I should add (Score:1)
Re:I should add (Score:2)
Re:I should add (Score:1)
I think its probably because I am copy / pasting keyword.URL into the filter field.
It shouldn't make any difference, but it does.
Re:I should add (Score:1)
Find As You Type (Score:4, Informative)
Not using a search engine, I know, but it drives my nuts that when I'm forced to use IE I have to use the CTRL-F Find window.
Re:Find As You Type (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Find As You Type (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Find As You Type (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Find As You Type (Score:1, Offtopic)
Speaking of driving one's nuts, here's a little joke:
One day a pirate walks into a bar. He sits down at the counter, shitfing uncomfortably in his seat. The bartender notices this, and then comes to the realization that, in fact, the pirate has a steering wheel shoved down his pants. His curiosity piqued, the bartender asks the pirate, "Hey, why do you have a steering wheel dow
Very useful (Score:5, Interesting)
Most important are FindAsYouType and the Keywords.
I've made keywords for:
google, google i'm feeling lucky, dictionary.com, acronymfinder, urbandictionary, wikipedia and goole images.
It's very nice to write something like "img pr0n" and get many pics or "wiki slashdot" to get these precious pieces of information.
Some sites don't have a simple way to search them so for now I they don't have keywords
The autocomplete deletion thingy is new for me. I've checked and it works both for URLs completed in the URL bar and for standard autocomplete textboxes.
is tweaking unsupported? (Score:4, Informative)
;why no documentation? though i am personally not opposed to searching [google.com] for or reading [webmasterworld.com] tips on modifying the browser, i wonder why "tweaks" like this aren't documented in the help.
;are actions such as modifying the chrome or about:config considered "unsupported" by the developers at mozilla? curious...
;i would never have found out about how cool firefox keywords are without this article [mozilla.org], for instance.
;ok, i guess mod me down... i didn't have much to say :)
;treehead
Re:is tweaking unsupported? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:is tweaking unsupported? (Score:3, Informative)
Mod me down for self-linkage if you want, but I know it helped at least one Firefox newbie go from "this firefox thing is nice" to "woah! this program rocks!"
Keywords are handy (Score:1)
quicksearch and elinks (Score:5, Informative)
Quicksearches I use:
fm http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=%s§ion=project
man http://linux.ctyme.com/cgi-swish/linuxdoc.cgi?que
cpan http://search.cpan.org/search?query=%s&mode=modul
w http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%s
e2 http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=%s
dic http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=%s
google:
g http://www.google.com/search?&q=%s
l http://www.google.com/linux?q=%s
img http://images.google.com/images?q=%s
def http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A%s
Also, when on a text console, I made a script to perform similar function: google.sh [9hells.org].
Tip: symlink it to different names to make your life easier.
Trip (Score:2)
If you want to access your quicksearches* even faster, I humbly submit a super early version of Trip [glenmurphy.com], which lets Windows users enter URLs without having to wait for a browser to open, or having to use their mouse to select an input field (which, even if it takes half a second, is half a second too long).
Impatient people who like to optimise things seem to find it useful, others don't.
* FireFox doesn't allow launching quicksearches from external apps, whereas IE does, so Trip implements quicksearches its
Best search option missing (Score:3, Interesting)
What? No mention of Googlebar [mozdev.org]? For shame, forevergeek!
Nice (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nice (Score:1)
Re:Nice (Score:1)
Anyone know how to... (Score:2, Interesting)
I click bookmarks, scroll down to manage bookmarks, and use that window to use them.
I have a LOT of bookmarks, with a lot of dirs and sub-dirs. Trying to navigate them from the tool bar is a pain.
Its also a pain in the manage bookmarks window, but less so.
Is there any way to display them in a explorer like list mode?
Re:Bookmark Sidebar (Score:1)
Scroll way up, scroll way down, expand branch, expand branch, scroll right, scroll left.
I'm hoping they have an explorer list mode on the things to do list....
Re:Anyone know how to... (Score:1)
It would be nice ... (Score:2, Insightful)
I know about about:config, but my father will probably never get it (and he's a geek from the old days, he's just tired of fidgeting with hidden widgets).
A simple entry in the tools/options menu that says "advanced features" which pulled up about:config in a separate window along with better documentation and some tweaks to the UI display for about:config to allow deep help search
Re:It would be nice ... (Score:2)
Re:It would be nice ... (Score:1)
Opera was here first (Score:2)
Re:Opera was here first (Score:1)
Can you explain what you mean by this? I've not had any trouble adding new search engines, or using them as defaults...
Re:Opera was here first (Score:2)
Prove me wrong - I'd love to know how!
Re:Opera was here first (Score:1)
I've removed every default item they gave me (except google of course), and added items for IM
I've made my own Firefox sidebar (HTML) ... (Score:2, Informative)
Keyword Repository (Score:1)
http://wormus.com/leakytap/Internet/CustomKeyword
There's also a version of the list that you can import directly into your bookmarks.
--Ajay
Windows applet (freebeerware) does this too (Score:2)
Acutesearch [acutesearch.com] adds this functionality to IE.
Netcaptor [netcaptor.com] also has this functionality built-in, along with tabbed browsing and pop-up killing.
Other than wanting good products to thrive and geeks to be happy, I have no interest in these products.
I, I know, people shouldn't use IE.
That feature freaked me out (Score:3, Informative)
in all fairness (Score:2)
If you still (are forced to) use IE, an easier way to tap into QuickSearch these days is here [protecus.de].