Ocene za ContextSearch web-ext
ContextSearch web-ext — Mike B
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— a fox lover, pred 7 letiedit: you're suck a great developer, it's really a good thing that the firefox community has someone like you
(edit) thank you a lot for your hard working and your care for user. Whatever coming next, I'm still happy with your extension
[edit] update, about your question: First, thank for your respond. And here's my answers: I feel it can be very easy for everyone, if they can just see the search results in the sidebar, and then continuous with what they're reading, without having to close the result tab or switch back to their tab, especially when you do the search regularly. And screens are getting bigger and wider, so let the sidebar opened won't be a big deal
(edit) thank you a lot for your hard working and your care for user. Whatever coming next, I'm still happy with your extension
[edit] update, about your question: First, thank for your respond. And here's my answers: I feel it can be very easy for everyone, if they can just see the search results in the sidebar, and then continuous with what they're reading, without having to close the result tab or switch back to their tab, especially when you do the search regularly. And screens are getting bigger and wider, so let the sidebar opened won't be a big deal
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objavljeno ob pred 7 leti(edit 8-20)
Looks like using the sidebar isn't too viable right now with the API limitations
* no POST capability (no page injection for POST code, sidebar not considered a TAB)
* can't open sidebar from quick menu / toolbar search (only available to context menu searches)
* limited width unless user edits files in profile dir
* sidebar always opens on install for FF pre-62 (minor annoyance)
Maybe in the future when the API is a bit more robust I can look into it again.
(edit 8-19)
The web extensions API is limited in how sidebars can be opened. I can send search results to the sidebar, but I cannot OPEN the sidebar programmatically in some cases. This may effect usability.
(edit) I'm trying it out now. The sidebar width is limited but I've read it can be increased by making changes to userChrome.css . I can add the option to open search results in the sidebar under -- search actions -- without much additional code.
You want to open search results in the sidebar vs in a tab? Could you explain a bit more about how that would be useful to you?
Looks like using the sidebar isn't too viable right now with the API limitations
* no POST capability (no page injection for POST code, sidebar not considered a TAB)
* can't open sidebar from quick menu / toolbar search (only available to context menu searches)
* limited width unless user edits files in profile dir
* sidebar always opens on install for FF pre-62 (minor annoyance)
Maybe in the future when the API is a bit more robust I can look into it again.
(edit 8-19)
The web extensions API is limited in how sidebars can be opened. I can send search results to the sidebar, but I cannot OPEN the sidebar programmatically in some cases. This may effect usability.
(edit) I'm trying it out now. The sidebar width is limited but I've read it can be increased by making changes to userChrome.css . I can add the option to open search results in the sidebar under -- search actions -- without much additional code.
You want to open search results in the sidebar vs in a tab? Could you explain a bit more about how that would be useful to you?
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- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— frostbyte, pred enim dnem
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Beckanhaf, pred 13 dnevi
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— FoxRefire, pred 23 dnevi
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Jean-Ricky, pred enim mesecemMUCH 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 - Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Uporabnik Firefoxa 13443993, pred 2 mesecema
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Uporabnik Firefoxa 13163912, pred 3 meseci
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Paulthefox, pred 4 meseciAbsolutley excelent add on can customise it as much as needed and works perfect
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Steven_Aston, pred 4 meseci
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Piper, pred 6 meseci
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Gemini62167, pred 6 meseci
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— HypnotizedNarcissist, pred 8 mesecithe best from the best
my respect mike
easy, fast, great lay-out, top add-on
thank you very much
btw. and always good updates - Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Кадочников Сергей, pred 9 meseciПрекрасное расширение, удобное, легко настраиваемое под себя.
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Seän "Frostbyte" Shepherd, pred 10 meseci
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— EarOfWheat, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— darlington95, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 4 od 5— Dideldum, pred enim letomDefinitely the Best Search-addon. Nearly perfect.
Unfortunately the sidebar feature is not working (Firefox & Chromium).. - Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Seän D. Shepherd, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Ninetynine, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Dom0909, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Uporabnik Firefoxa 10244801, pred enim letomDitched my two faithful companions Context Search Origin and Swift Selection Search when I found this babe.
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— biggsley, pred enim letom
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Isaac, pred enim letomThis is actual software in the form of an Add-On. Aces job!
- Ocenjeno z 5 od 5— Saud, pred 2 letoma
- Ocenjeno z 1 od 5— LawrenceSan, pred 2 letomaI'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!