how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

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damner
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how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by damner »

url protocol is enabled.
i can do the search by typing "es:"
but how can i add it as a search engine?

thanks
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

How did URL Protocol escape me ?!!!


Here is a bookmarklet that should search for the highlighted term in Everything:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr)
(In my original version, if nothing were highlighted it would prompt for <string> to search for, but that part no longer seems to work, so I removed it.)
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

Note that in FF23, they made a change in that your selected Search Engine will also be the search engine used for URL bar searches.

In earlier versions they could be different.
There is an extension available that will work like the old method.
myf
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by myf »

For those interested, I whipped up a quick howto for setting up Everyhing http server search (not es: protocol yet) as Firefox search engine.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/157 ... engine.htm
Maybe tweaking open search description xml to use es: protocol would also work, but I cannot test it right now.
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

Slight modification to the above bookmarklet:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(!Qr){void(Qr=prompt('Registry%20entry%20to%20find:',''))}if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr);void(0)
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

Currently, its whittled down to:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr);void(0)
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

Separately, if you want to search the "basename" of a web page URL, http://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopi ... 764#p17764
therube
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by therube »

Note that the "Everything Search URL protocol" option needs to be enabled in Everything.

Everything Options | General -> URL protocol
Cleoss
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by Cleoss »

therube wrote:Note that the "Everything Search URL protocol" option needs to be enabled in Everything.
Everything Options | General -> URL protocol
Thanks for advice! I didn't know what was that URL-protocol for. I don't use Mozilla, I prefer Chrome. But the string "es:smth" searches nothing in Chrome browser (redirects me to Google search page, maybe need to switch the http-server on?), but it works fine inside the Windows Explorer's address bar. The good solution for fast opening the Everything from my fav Image Clover Explorer!
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redwood
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by redwood »

how to disable this message in Firefox?
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void
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by void »

To disable ES links:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab on the left.
  • Uncheck URL protocol.
  • Click OK.
-or-

To always open ES urls with Everything:
redwood
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by redwood »

actually, I always want to open es urls without ask. I've found a solution
about:config >> security.external_protocol_requires_permission >>false
thank you for your reply
NotNull
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

Post by NotNull »

Thank you for sharing your solution, @redwood!
NotNull
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Re: how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

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An alternative would be to use Textify.

Forum user @tuska wrote details and instructions on the Total Commander forum here
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