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Firefox and Search Engines

Tuesday 9th January 2007 (viewed 8814 times)

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 8)

You can also find the files here:

Svenskt-Engelskt lexikon
Engelskt-Svenskt lexikon

Hope you have some use for them!

Modified: Tuesday 9th January 2007

 

19 Comments for “Firefox and Search Engines” »

  1. 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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  2. 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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  3. 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 Firefox 1.5.0.9 on Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux

  4. 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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows 2000

  5. Mika Perälä wrote,

    Yay! Nice to see I added value to someones surfing experience D

    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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  6. 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 Firefox 1.5.0.9 on Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux

  7. 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 Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows Windows XP

  8. Caroline wrote,

    mika is often quoted as saying “all that matters is winning”

    hystery hystery

    January 10th 2007 at 13:04 (1:04 pm) — Using Firefox Firefox 1.5.0.9 on Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux

  9. Mika Perälä wrote,

    hystery hystery hystery

    Okay, there are 10 referenses to me being a woman! But my personal choisw is:

    mika is so wise

    D

    January 11th 2007 at 08:03 (8:03 am) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  10. Mari wrote,

    My favourite, especially after reading what happened at New Years, is:

    “mika is usually found hiding behind one human or other”

    blonde

    January 11th 2007 at 09:28 (9:28 am) — Using Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows Windows XP

  11. Mika Perälä wrote,

    hystery hystery oooh, but:

    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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  12. malte wrote,

    Mika is also the UK’s number one, as of yesterday.

    January 22nd 2007 at 18:56 (6:56 pm) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  13. Mika Perälä wrote,

    Gosh! I’m famous! Wuhuu! )

    January 24th 2007 at 10:50 (10:50 am) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  14. 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 Firefox 1.5.0.9 on Windows Windows XP

  15. 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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  16. 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 Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  17. 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 o Might do that soon though )

    February 1st 2007 at 10:24 (10:24 am) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.1 on Windows Windows XP

  18. Zweibeiner wrote,

    Underbart! Tack så jättemycket för lexin!

    July 24th 2007 at 22:59 (10:59 pm) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.5 on Mac OS Mac OS X

  19. Mika Perälä wrote,

    Varsågod D

    July 30th 2007 at 01:51 (1:51 am) — Using Firefox Firefox 2.0.0.5 on Windows Windows XP

 

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