Re: [Development] Avoiding ads and/or Google for doc searches (was: Changes to Freenode's IRC)
On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 01:40, Kai Köhne mailto:kai.koe...@qt.io]> wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Development > > mailto:development-boun...@qt-project.org]> > > On Behalf Of Jason H > > Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2021 17:26 > > To: giuseppe.dang...@kdab.com[mailto:giuseppe.dang...@kdab.com] > > Cc: development@qt-project.org[mailto:development@qt-project.org] > > Subject: Re: [Development] Changes to Freenode's IRC > > > > * Before you laugh, and say that is crazy, consider that the online Qt Docs > > search results now have ads: > > https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/search-results.html?q=camera[https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/search-results.html?q=camera] > > shows 4 ads for me. And I don't know of any other toolkit who serves > > their documentation with ads. Take for example mozdev: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=camera[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=camera] > > shows 0 ads. React, 0 ads. I figure it's only a matter of time until the > > actual documentation pages have ads too. (There may be good reasons for > > ads, but it's still not a good look.) > > It's true that the embedded search on doc.qt.io[http://doc.qt.io] sometimes > shows ads. But it's not the result of evil TQtC making heaps of money with > ads. It's just a side-effect of using google for embedded search, and has > been like that since years (if not decades) ... We have actually recently > started to look into it (again), see > https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTWEBSITE-723[https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTWEBSITE-723] > if you want to get updates. The browser extension is cool, thank you. And yes, I broke my own rule to not attribute to malice/greed what can be explained by stupidity/laziness. I hadn't planned to mention it but given the nature of the Freenode split over user data privacy, I figured that the eyesore concern was secondary to the ad tracking/privacy concerns, and that may be of interest to those interested in switching from Freenode. ___ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/development
[Development] Avoiding ads and/or Google for doc searches (was: Changes to Freenode's IRC)
On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 01:40, Kai Köhne wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Development On Behalf Of Jason H > > Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2021 17:26 > > To: giuseppe.dang...@kdab.com > > Cc: development@qt-project.org > > Subject: Re: [Development] Changes to Freenode's IRC > > > > * Before you laugh, and say that is crazy, consider that the online Qt Docs search results now have ads: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/search-results.html?q=camera shows 4 ads for me. And I don't know of any other toolkit who serves their documentation with ads. Take for example mozdev: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=camera shows 0 ads. React, 0 ads. I figure it's only a matter of time until the actual documentation pages have ads too. (There may be good reasons for ads, but it's still not a good look.) > > It's true that the embedded search on doc.qt.io sometimes shows ads. But it's not the result of evil TQtC making heaps of money with ads. It's just a side-effect of using google for embedded search, and has been like that since years (if not decades) ... We have actually recently started to look into it (again), see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTWEBSITE-723 if you want to get updates. For those who want to avoid ads and/or the Google search engine, consider the Qt Doc Search browser extension. Features: * Initiate searches from any browser tab; no need to navigate to doc.qt.io first * Search a specific version of Qt or a specific tool (Qt Creator, Qt Design Studio, GammaRay, etc.) * Choose your search engine (default: DuckDuckGo) User links: * (Chrome/Edge) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/qt-doc-search/gfigdpnkjnilcielpnmfmdnnbloabjoh * (Firefox) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/qt-documentation-search/ Other links: * (Original forum post) https://forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches * (Source code, public domain) https://github.com/JKSH/qt-doc-search/ Regards, Sze-Howe ___ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/development
