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ContextSearch web-ext by Mike B

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Review by Firefox user 13599083
by Firefox user 13599083, 6 years ago
This addon is great but is it possible to run all search engines in folder at the same time? Just like default in Firefox by "Search in all tabs". Similar solution in ContextSearch web-ext is missing and you must click again and again to use all search engines included in folder.

2nd thing is hotkey assigned to search engine. Is it possible to make not a single letter but e.g. 2-letter / 3-letter phrase?

Regards.

Developer response

posted 6 years ago
> This addon is great but is it possible to run all search engines in folder at the same time?

When using the popup menu, yeah ( context menu folders have no usable click events ). Clicking the middle mouse button on a folder will search all engines in the folder with the current search terms and send the results to background pages. You can change this behavior in Options -> Quick Menu -> Search Actions -> Folders column.

> 2nd thing is hotkey assigned to search engine. Is it possible to make not a single letter but e.g. 2-letter / 3-letter phrase?

Not currently. Be aware, the hotkeys only work with the quick menu opened. If you're looking to select text and press a key to immediately perform a search, you might want to open the qm using the keyboard method ( using CTRL for instance ) and then you can press your preferred search engine hotkey to execute a search. If you're looking for more functionality, consider opening a thread on the github support site.
202 reviews
  • by Beckanhaf, 7 days ago
  • by FoxRefire, 17 days ago
  • by Jean-Ricky, 24 days ago
    MUCH MORE than contextual (select text & launch) search
    MULTIPLE SITES (not only "whole web" - as Google & the likes) search engines AT ONCE
    makes this add-on UNIQUE !

    Besides, it is HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE : provides
    • different KINDS OF OF MENUS (Context/Quick/Toolbar/Sidebar) to launch searches
    • many UI CONFIGURATIONS OPTIONS to fit your likes

    Just a [very] few points to note :
    • too many options (time to master) ?
    • missing tool-tips & not always detailed enough ones...

    Whatever: unique & powerful
    THANKS
  • by Firefox user 13443993, 2 months ago
  • by Firefox user 13163912, 3 months ago
  • by Paulthefox, 4 months ago
    Absolutley excelent add on can customise it as much as needed and works perfect
  • by Steven_Aston, 4 months ago
  • by Den, 5 months ago
    A great replacement for the defunct Swift Selection Search
  • by Piper, 5 months ago
  • by Gemini62167, 6 months ago
  • by HypnotizedNarcissist, 8 months ago
    the best from the best
    my respect mike

    easy, fast, great lay-out, top add-on

    thank you very much

    btw. and always good updates
  • by Кадочников Сергей, 8 months ago
    Прекрасное расширение, удобное, легко настраиваемое под себя.
  • by Seän "Frostbyte" Shepherd, 10 months ago
  • by EarOfWheat, a year ago
  • by darlington95, a year ago
  • by Dideldum, a year ago
    Definitely the Best Search-addon. Nearly perfect.
    Unfortunately the sidebar feature is not working (Firefox & Chromium)..
  • by Seän D. Shepherd, a year ago
  • by Ninetynine, a year ago
  • by Dom0909, a year ago
  • by Firefox user 10244801, a year ago
    Ditched my two faithful companions Context Search Origin and Swift Selection Search when I found this babe.
  • by biggsley, a year ago
  • by Isaac, a year ago
    This is actual software in the form of an Add-On. Aces job!
  • by Saud, a year ago
  • by LawrenceSan, 2 years ago
    I've used many, many different extensions in several different browsers over many years. (I'm an experienced web developer, starting when the web was first invented, and can code several different web languages -- in other words, I'm not a newbie.)

    ContextSearch web-ext has the most complicated, buggy preferences interface I've ever seen in a browser extension. I have it running in both Firefox and Chrome, and when it works it's great -- but trying to customize it, add search engines, etc. is a nightmare.

    Currently one of the engines in my ContextSearch list is "Google Maps". It works fine in Firefox, but doesn't work at all in Chrome, just leads to a blank page. So I tried exporting it from Firefox into Chrome. Forget it! The export/import features in the extension's customization interface appears to just export the URL for the icon, not for the search engine itself? And some of the gazillion preferences-interface elements for this extension, in both browsers, appear as just solid gray blocks -- regardless of what theme I use, or whether Dark Reader is on or off, or what other interface options I choose for ContextSearch itself. Of the options (including links) that I can see clearly, most of them don't do anything like what their name implies or what I'd expect them to do.

    I haven't given up on it because, for the engines I finally get working, it's very useful. But I spend more time wrestling with this interface than with all my other (many) installed extensions put together!
  • by Firefox user 5599219, 2 years ago