To place the search provider in Firefox: - place each of the jforum.src and jwiki.src below under C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\ (or your location)
- open jicon.gif in Paint and save as jforum.png and jwiki.png, ibid - restart Firefox and enjoy the new search providers Contents of the jforum.src and jwiki.src files (plain XML): -------------------------------------------- jwiki.src --- <search version="7.1" name="J Wiki" description="Search J Wiki" action="http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/"; method="GET" > <input name="action" value="fullsearch"> <input name="value" user=""> </search> ------------------------------------------- jforum.src --- <search version="7.1" name="J Forum" description="Search J Forum" action="http://www.jsoftware.com/cgi-bin/forumsearch.cgi?all={searchTerms}&exa=&one=&exc=&add=&sub=&fid=&tim=0&rng=0&dbgn=1&mbgn=1&ybgn=1998&dend=31&mend=12¥d=2010"; method="GET" > </search> --------------------------------------------------------- Note: if J Forum search gracefully handled missing HTTP params same as empty ones, it would allow same notation as J Wiki, such as: <input name="all" user=""> etc. --- Oleg Kobchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 have the ability > to add any number of search engines, including custom > ones to the convenient on-screen search field up on the right. > > In particular, you can add J search engines > (Internet Explorer using "Find More Providers" > from the menu near search button.) > > J Wiki search > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/?action=fullsearch&value=TEST > > J Forums search > > http://www.jsoftware.com/cgi-bin/forumsearch.cgi?all=TEST&exa=&one=&exc=&add=&sub=&fid=&tim=0&rng=0&dbgn=1&mbgn=1&ybgn=1998&dend=31&mend=12¥d=2010 > > > Corresponding OpenSearch support can be installed > on these web sites to allow automatic discovery of these > search providers. > > Search Provider Extensibility in Internet Explorer 7 > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/browser/external/overview/ie7_opensearch_ext.asp > > Creating OpenSearch plugins for Firefox > http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox > > OpenSearch Description > http://opensearch.a9.com/spec/1.1/description/ > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/";> > <ShortName>J Wiki</ShortName> > <Description>J Wiki provider</Description> > <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding><Url type="text/html" > template="http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/?action=fullsearch&value={searchTerms}"/></OpenSearchDescription> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/";> > <ShortName>J Forums</ShortName> > <Description>J Forums provider</Description> > <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding><Url type="text/html" > template="http://www.jsoftware.com/cgi-bin/forumsearch.cgi?all={searchTerms}&exa=&one=&exc=&add=&sub=&fid=&tim=0&rng=0&dbgn=1&mbgn=1&ybgn=1998&dend=31&mend=12&yend=2010"/></OpenSearchDescription> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates > (http://voice.yahoo.com) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the New Yahoo.com (http://www.yahoo.com/preview) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
