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Posted at 15:16 on November 30th, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete | Delete Attachment

Mr Creosote

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Out of technical curiosity, I made a TGOD search plugin for Mozilla / Firefox. It's working fine here, but it'd be nice if someone could test it a little. Just extract the archive to your searchplugins directory.

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Posted at 16:34 on November 30th, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

Tapuak

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Very nice! Seems to work here, too.

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Tuss

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Awesome. Works very well.

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Posted at 01:55 on December 1st, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

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Good idea and works very fine!

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Posted at 13:51 on December 1st, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

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Mr Creosote: Don't forget to submit your plugin at mozdev.org.

An Abandonweb/TUOL search plugin would be great, too.

I just created a plugin for my local train station. Also, I tried to make one for http://www.stadtplandienst.de, but I failed because it seems to need a session ID to make it work.

Posted at 15:34 on December 1st, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete | Delete Attachment

Mr Creosote

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Here's a plugin for Heureka!.

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Posted at 15:50 on December 1st, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete | Delete Attachment

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Don't forget to submit your plugin at mozdev.org.

I will submit them both, but I first wanted to make sure they're actually working, because this was my first try at creating such a plugin. Anyway, here's a new version of the TGOD plugin with slightly cleaner code.

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Posted at 03:22 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete | Delete Attachment

dregenrocks

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Just took a look at the Add-On-Site for the Search-Engines (http://mycroft.mozdev.org). Hey, it's relative easy to create such search-plugins, so it is a matter of time until we are flooded with these. I think we will need a search-engine f?r search-engines...

Also there is a proprietary JavaScript-Element to include a search engine.

I made a short example (mostly inspired by their source

) and attached it.

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Posted at 07:52 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

Mr Creosote

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Even the 'official' JavaScript 'installer' doesn't work here, so I doubt yours will be much better...

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Posted at 08:34 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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Why shouldn't it work???

See this Example with you files.

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Posted at 08:41 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

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Yes, that's exactly the same thing which happens on the Mycroft-site: it asks something along the lines of 'do you really want to add this search engine?', I click 'OK', but nothing happens.

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Posted at 08:47 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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It works properly for myself in this case and another nearly equal thing I did yesterday at work, worked fine for several people, too.

Something special/wrong with your client?
Does it work for the other members here?

Edit:
Maybe you have you have an aggressive Pop-Up-Blocker which is more restritive against special JavaScript-Elements or your Firefox is configured differently in case of JavaScript?
Mh... But then, why should the MessageBox appear...

Edited by dregenRocks at 16:40 on December, 02nd 2004

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Posted at 08:54 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

Mr Creosote

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Something special/wrong with your client?

How should I know?

Anyway, I guess it's not working because the my standard user account doesn't have write privileges in the appropriate directory.

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Posted at 09:02 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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Yes, of course! :embarassed:

The way every client should be configured.

With a seperate root-Account and a normal user-Account for everyday use, even if it is only a single-user-client...

I know this is right, but I'm so lazy...

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Posted at 09:11 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

Mr Creosote

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I'm just wondering why it isn't possible to install search plugins on user basis into the profile directory. It's possible for extensions and themes, so why not in this case? Or am I missing anything?

Edited by Mr Creosote at 16:53 on December, 02nd 2004

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Posted at 10:43 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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As far as I know and read this it seems to be hard-coded into mycroft. This is not good...
But hey! It's Open-Source. If something is not the way we like it, we can change it ourselves...

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Posted at 10:45 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

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Go ahead and do it - I'll leave the honour to you

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Posted at 10:48 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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*hmpf* I'll consider it...

If it wouldn't take so long to get into those advanced OS-Projects...

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Posted at 10:59 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

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That's exactly the point. Even if I had the programming skills for such advanced programmes (which I don't), it'd still be almost impossible to get into such a complex high-profile project, because tracing back the way the codebase developed over time would be way too time consuming.

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Posted at 11:21 on December 2nd, 2004 | Quote | Edit | Delete

dregenrocks

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Also my personal problem with Open Source.
After all and at last OS seems to become something for the unemployed...

Edited by dregenRocks at 14:00 on December, 03rd 2004

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Posted at 15:16 on November 30th, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete \| Delete Attachment
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Out of technical curiosity, I made a TGOD search plugin for Mozilla / Firefox. It's working fine here, but it'd be nice if someone could test it a little. Just extract the archive to your searchplugins directory. Attachment: ***** ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 16:34 on November 30th, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Tapuak Member Retired Gumby Posts: 964	Very nice! Seems to work here, too.

Posted at 21:48 on November 30th, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Tuss Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936	Awesome. Works very well. ----- [i]Keep your stick on the ice[/i]

Posted at 01:55 on December 1st, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	Good idea and works very fine! ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 13:51 on December 1st, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Tapuak Member Retired Gumby Posts: 964	Mr Creosote: Don't forget to submit your plugin at mozdev.org. An Abandonweb/TUOL search plugin would be great, too. I just created a plugin for my local train station. Also, I tried to make one for http://www.stadtplandienst.de, but I failed because it seems to need a session ID to make it work.

Posted at 15:34 on December 1st, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete \| Delete Attachment
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Here's a plugin for Heureka!. Attachment: ***** ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 15:50 on December 1st, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete \| Delete Attachment
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Quote: Don't forget to submit your plugin at mozdev.org. I will submit them both, but I first wanted to make sure they're actually working, because this was my first try at creating such a plugin. Anyway, here's a new version of the TGOD plugin with slightly cleaner code. Attachment: ***** ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 03:22 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete \| Delete Attachment
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	Just took a look at the Add-On-Site for the Search-Engines (http://mycroft.mozdev.org). Hey, it's relative easy to create such search-plugins, so it is a matter of time until we are flooded with these. I think we will need a search-engine f?r search-engines... Also there is a proprietary JavaScript-Element to include a search engine. I made a short example (mostly inspired by their source ) and attached it. Attachment: ***** ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 07:52 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Even the 'official' JavaScript 'installer' doesn't work here, so I doubt yours will be much better... ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 08:34 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	Why shouldn't it work??? See this Example with you files. ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 08:41 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Yes, that's exactly the same thing which happens on the Mycroft-site: it asks something along the lines of 'do you really want to add this search engine?', I click 'OK', but nothing happens. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 08:47 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	It works properly for myself in this case and another nearly equal thing I did yesterday at work, worked fine for several people, too. Something special/wrong with your client? Does it work for the other members here? Edit: Maybe you have you have an aggressive Pop-Up-Blocker which is more restritive against special JavaScript-Elements or your Firefox is configured differently in case of JavaScript? Mh... But then, why should the MessageBox appear... Edited by dregenRocks at 16:40 on December, 02nd 2004 ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 08:54 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Quote: Something special/wrong with your client? How should I know? Anyway, I guess it's not working because the my standard user account doesn't have write privileges in the appropriate directory. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 09:02 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	Yes, of course! The way every client should be configured. With a seperate root-Account and a normal user-Account for everyday use, even if it is only a single-user-client... I know this is right, but I'm so lazy... ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 09:11 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	I'm just wondering why it isn't possible to install search plugins on user basis into the profile directory. It's possible for extensions and themes, so why not in this case? Or am I missing anything? Edited by Mr Creosote at 16:53 on December, 02nd 2004 ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 10:43 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	As far as I know and read this it seems to be hard-coded into mycroft. This is not good... But hey! It's Open-Source. If something is not the way we like it, we can change it ourselves... ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 10:45 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	Go ahead and do it - I'll leave the honour to you ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 10:48 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	hmpf I'll consider it... If it wouldn't take so long to get into those advanced OS-Projects... ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

Posted at 10:59 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
Mr Creosote Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11583	That's exactly the point. Even if I had the programming skills for such advanced programmes (which I don't), it'd still be almost impossible to get into such a complex high-profile project, because tracing back the way the codebase developed over time would be way too time consuming. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted at 11:21 on December 2nd, 2004 \| Quote \| Edit \| Delete
dregenrocks Member Dr Gumby Posts: 261	Also my personal problem with Open Source. After all and at last OS seems to become something for the unemployed... Edited by dregenRocks at 14:00 on December, 03rd 2004 ----- [i]Being fat is no illness, but ideology[/i]

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