Firefox and Search Engines
If you’re using Firefox you know there’s a Search Bar, by default located to the right of your URL-window, and that there are a number of search engines to choose from.
Well, when I was visiting my friend David I noticed he used the little Search Bar to search for music at AllMusic. I was impressed by this and realised that the list of search engines in the Search Bar must be customizable!
Lo and behold, it is! I might be the last person on earth to discover this, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the ‘New’ feature! I just clicked the arrow next to the Google G and chose ‘Manage Search Engines…‘!
I quickly removed every search engine except Google. Then I used the nifty little function in the Search Bar to search for more search engines.
In ‘Manage Search Engines…’ there’s a link that says ‘Get more search engines…‘. Here I found Search Bar add-ons for IMDb and WikiPedia, which I quickly included. It’s really easy, just click and it’s installed!
I then realised that I wanted to use the Search Bar to search the Swedish-English dictionary called Lexin at Språkrådet. And also search for English-Swedish translations.
There’s a site called MyCroft with many Search Bar add-ons, and they have a bunch of add-ons for the dictionaries at Språkrådets website, but the ones I found there were broken.
So I read up on how to make my own add-on… It was astonishingly easy. I just followed the instructions at Creating OpenSearch plugins for Firefox.
If you wish to use them, just open your Search Bar and choose “Add Svenskt-Engelskt lexikon” and/or “Add Engelskt-Svenskt lexikon“, while visiting my site. I made them accessible by adding some header-lines to my site
You can also find the files here:
Svenskt-Engelskt lexikon
Engelskt-Svenskt lexikon
Hope you have some use for them!
Edward wrote,
Sweet! IMDB and Wikipedia made their way into my search engine list asap.
January 9th 2007 at 09:05 (9:05 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Edward wrote,
Ha, just to see if M$ caught upp with reality I tried to add search engines to IE7. It worked like a charm. Even the add custom search engine function worked. I had to use it to install an IMDB search since IMDB wasn’t among the preconfigured search engines.
January 9th 2007 at 09:18 (9:18 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Caroline wrote,
While you really must be the last person on Earth to know this, you’re not the last one to actually do something about it…
Might actually grab those nifty little things, because I’m growing really tired of typing the URL. Oh, and by the way the link to Språkrådet is broken.
January 9th 2007 at 11:53 (11:53 am) — Using
Firefox 1.5.0.9 on
Ubuntu Linux
Traian wrote,
This feature seems to work only with Firefox 2.0 and above.
January 9th 2007 at 12:01 (12:01 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows 2000
Mika Perälä wrote,
Yay! Nice to see I added value to someones surfing experience
Ah, thanks! Link to Språkrådet now fixed!
Oh, the search bar add-ons, or the feature where you can select them from my site?
January 9th 2007 at 18:35 (6:35 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Caroline wrote,
The search bar is there for 1.5 as well, but there is no managing tool, so it seems like they can only be added from the official page.
January 9th 2007 at 22:13 (10:13 pm) — Using
Firefox 1.5.0.9 on
Ubuntu Linux
Mari wrote,
A little surfing tidbit for you - and a nice way for us all to get to know Da Real Mika!!!
From googlism.com (all doubles you may find are a bug in the application, not me):
mika is the better than schumacher
mika is a bollox
mika is a 2 year old rottweilder
mika is definitely photogenic
mika is een leverbonte cocker spaniël
mika is the older sister of lain and they go to the same high school
mika is the future princess of yavin iv
mika is often quoted as saying “all that matters is winning”
mika is up for a win here
mika is known at the kennel club as mybeards equinox
mika is so cool
mika is professor and interim director of the library and information science program
mika is very out
mika is 27 years of age and her zodiac sign is aquarius
mika is enrolled at boston college as a 2002 ford foundation international fellow
mika is prim and reserved??the perfect hostess
mika is a new
mika is lying on her back
mika is in second year and majoring in industrial design
mika is an exceptional driver and if i was a team owner i would employ him over michael
mika is a gay
mika is a much better driver than dc
mika is the most talented swed
mika is one of the best grinders on tour
mika is very careful to not let that personal situation interfere with the
mika is being informed about all the latest news by his wap service
mika is a very interesting and also extraordinary f1 pilot among other drivers
mika is sleeping
mika is now in total panic
mika is a great driver and a great champion
mika is also part of the following groups
mika is married
mika is studious and shy
mika is a civilized place to dine
mika is photographed wearing a brown jacket and trousers and a top
mika is no stranger to this car
mika is now on the road to be a j
mika is always looking for ways to improve system applications and technical performance
mika is a soooopa freaka
mika is a player whom coach parker relies on for physical defensive play in the paint and rebounding
mika is what she has done on the field
mika is locked mika begins to gain self
mika is a minor character who appears in the first season of sailor moon
mika is the los angeles resident inventor
mika is a 1998 nasa michigan master iii state record holding power lifter
mika is constantly trying out new things
mika is at home
mika is
mika is unique
mika is beginning her voyage
mika is oddly curious of lain and often comments on how strange she is
mika is only loosely connected to the iwakura family
mika is totaal niet aggresief
mika is a very active border collie / aussie mix and would do best in a very active home
mika is a professor at central michigan university
mika is for one
mika is a real estate professional with `era rm post
mika is also very much into action
mika is the daughter of pashosh
mika is doing with the hot chocolate
mika is lain’s sister but doesn’t seem very close to lain at all
mika is dreaming
mika is lain’s “older sister
mika is filling in this role for the meomg until late september 1999
mika is my first border collie
mika is the youngest of six brothers
mika is damaged goods
mika is released from prison
mika is a question of roots
mika is finnish
mika is suddenly dropped into the reflection of her universe
mika is a welcome addition to the cannons
mika is a
mika is een lieve pup
mika is currently married to seguichi tohma
mika is bubba’s “baby” and a more unlikely combo you will never find
mika is an acronym for mutagen integrated karyogamatic android
mika is exceptionally mobile for her size
mika is in camp
mika is sucking in japanese culture like apple juice via children’s tv programs
mika is a major tool time fan
mika is the heiress of her father’s chocolate company
mika is the daughter of mike and dona pestorich of fresno
mika is because he is human
mika is an exceptional driver
mika is touma’s wife
mika is usually found hiding behind one human or other
mika is wel een stuk assertiever geworden door tiko
mika is ranked 26th in southern california’s 10 and under
mika is the better than schumacher
mika is so wise
mika is the 2nd finnish f1
mika is that she is very curious about water
mika is a very interesting and also extraordinary f1 pilot among other drivers
mika is up to 11th as david coulthard retires
mika is a fusion of modern and classical balinese architecture and boasts an extensive compliment of fine art and furniture
mika is substantial property of the highest specification
mika is going to be a large dog and already requires a lot of exercise
mika is a too
mika is a beautiful dog who enjoys both mental and physical stimulation
mika is constantly trying out new things
mika is the front runner
mika is beginning her voyage
mika is joined in the all blacks by seven auckland team
mika is at home
mika is now looking
mika is working as
mika is oddly curious of lain and often comments on how strange she is
mika is the daughter of pashosh
mika is a professor at central michigan university
mika is dreaming
mika is for one
mika is a question of roots
mika is finally revealed to be the stone
mika is concertizing around the world both as a soloist and as a guest artist
mika is still unformed
mika is well on his way to carving out a spot for himself in the art world
mika is in camp
mika is our newest kid
mika is a very normal name
mika is so wonderfully
mika is now working for the all impressive taco bell
mika is concentrating on making a new doll with a very sad face
mika is part of a plan to help the city see better days ahead
mika is dutch
mika is accustomed to driving cars as big as a golf course
January 10th 2007 at 11:14 (11:14 am) — Using
Internet Explorer 6.0 on
Windows XP
Caroline wrote,
mika is often quoted as saying “all that matters is winning”
January 10th 2007 at 13:04 (1:04 pm) — Using
Firefox 1.5.0.9 on
Ubuntu Linux
Mika Perälä wrote,
Okay, there are 10 referenses to me being a woman! But my personal choisw is:
mika is so wise
January 11th 2007 at 08:03 (8:03 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Mari wrote,
My favourite, especially after reading what happened at New Years, is:
“mika is usually found hiding behind one human or other”
January 11th 2007 at 09:28 (9:28 am) — Using
Internet Explorer 6.0 on
Windows XP
Mika Perälä wrote,
mika is joined in the all blacks by seven auckland team
sounds very kinky!
January 11th 2007 at 14:25 (2:25 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
malte wrote,
Mika is also the UK’s number one, as of yesterday.
January 22nd 2007 at 18:56 (6:56 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Mika Perälä wrote,
Gosh! I’m famous! Wuhuu!
January 24th 2007 at 10:50 (10:50 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
tiina wrote,
what happens with mika and in mika’s life?
it seems to me very much lika ‘a lot’ or ‘nothing special’
and Im not sure about the latter
January 28th 2007 at 09:15 (9:15 am) — Using
Firefox 1.5.0.9 on
Windows XP
Mika Perälä wrote,
Oh, both actually! Update post will be coming during the week!
January 29th 2007 at 13:24 (1:24 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Ravish wrote,
Microsoft also have a similar search module in Internet Explorer 7. You can create your own customized search plugin for your website and let your users install it.
February 1st 2007 at 05:27 (5:27 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Mika Perälä wrote,
Yes, I read that IE7 would use the same standard as Firefox does, they differ somewhat. I’m not sure my plugins are in accordance with the IE7 standard, since I haven’t yet installed IE7
Might do that soon though 
February 1st 2007 at 10:24 (10:24 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.1 on
Windows XP
Zweibeiner wrote,
Underbart! Tack så jättemycket för lexin!
July 24th 2007 at 22:59 (10:59 pm) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.5 on
Mac OS X
Mika Perälä wrote,
Varsågod
July 30th 2007 at 01:51 (1:51 am) — Using
Firefox 2.0.0.5 on
Windows XP