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Outfox, Outsearch With Firefox

Posted by timothy on from the feel-unlucky dept.

Scrivs writes "This article goes into detail showing users how to effectively utilize the hidden search powers of Firefox. Instead of using the basic search that just sends you to an 'I'm Feeling Lucky' page from Google, you can customize the browser to perform any type of search you want."

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  1. Very useful by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've been using most of those features for a quite a while now.

    Most important are FindAsYouType and the Keywords.
    I've made keywords for:
    google, google i'm feeling lucky, dictionary.com, acronymfinder, urbandictionary, wikipedia and goole images.
    It's very nice to write something like "img pr0n" and get many pics or "wiki slashdot" to get these precious pieces of information.
    Some sites don't have a simple way to search them so for now I they don't have keywords :.

    The autocomplete deletion thingy is new for me. I've checked and it works both for URLs completed in the URL bar and for standard autocomplete textboxes.

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    ^_^
  2. Best search option missing by Chelloveck · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What? No mention of Googlebar? For shame, forevergeek!

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    Chelloveck
    I give up on debugging. From now on, SIGSEGV is a feature.
  3. Anyone know how to... by Trikenstein · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Display bookmarks in a non-tree format?

    I click bookmarks, scroll down to manage bookmarks, and use that window to use them.
    I have a LOT of bookmarks, with a lot of dirs and sub-dirs. Trying to navigate them from the tool bar is a pain.
    Its also a pain in the manage bookmarks window, but less so.

    Is there any way to display them in a explorer like list mode?