----- O M ----- From: "Arms, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Tip: searching CPAN using a Mozilla keyword bookmark
: I just found out about a cool feature of Mozilla: "keywords" in : its bookmarks. This allows you to type a keyword into the : Location bar followed by a space, some more text, and then : hit Enter. The additional text is a referenced in the bookmark : as "%s", so it can be used to do parameter substitution (and : more if you get fancy). : : Hit Ctrl-B, to bring up the Bookmark Manager, select File/New/Bookmark, : enter its name and location. Then edit its Properties to add a : keyword, and then hit the Ok button. That's it. So try it with: : : Name: Search CPAN : Location: http://search.cpan.org/search?query=%s&mode=all : Keyword: cpan : : Now try out your new keyword service by typing "cpan xml" into : your Location bar and then Enter. : <SNIP> : Name: Google Search : Location: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s : Keyword: gg : : Name: Dictionary Lookup : Location: : http://smac.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/http_webster?method=exact&isindex=%s : Keyword: d : : Have fun. Let your fellow users know of any other especially : good keyword web services. : : -- : Mike Arms IE has this as well via registry entries. There is a simple interface via TweakUI (XP version) to add them, or you can just create a .reg file and import it. As an example: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\cpan] @="http://search.cpan.org/search?query=%s&mode=all"; " "="+" "+"="%2B" "%"="%25" "&"="%26" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\d] @="http://smac.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/http_webster?method=exact&isindex=%s"; " "="+" "+"="%2B" "%"="%25" "&"="%26" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\gg] @="http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"; " "="+" "+"="%2B" "%"="%25" "&"="%26" Regards, Scott Wessels _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
