Customized search question/suggestion - 15 views

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  #1 dakisbg on 28 May 07

   

  Hi, I have a question regarding customized search feature.
  I use the search feature via context menu which pops up after a selection has been made. This, however, does not work if I select text in input boxes, for example, the text I'm writing now. If I right click on selected text here and choose Google search, it just goes to Google but doesn't include any keywords to search. Is it possible to add such a feature?
  
  Another suggestion regarding customized search would be ability to add sub-categories.
  
  Thank you for this awesome piece of software.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hi, I have a question regarding customized search feature. <br /> I use the search feature via context menu which pops up after a selection has been made. This, however, does not work if I select text in input boxes, for example, the text I'm writing now. If I right click on selected text here and choose Google search, it just goes to Google but doesn't include any keywords to search. Is it possible to add such a feature? <br /> <br /> Another suggestion regarding customized search would be ability to add sub-categories. <br /> <br /> Thank you for this awesome piece of software.</div>

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  #2 Maggie Tsai on 29 May 07

   

  First of all, glad you found Diigo useful.
  
  I'm having some trouble following you. Can you elaborate more? meanwhile, have you checked out our help tip on customized search http://www.diigo.com/help/search/3 http://www.diigo.com/help/search/4

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">First of all, glad you found Diigo useful. <br /> <br /> I'm having some trouble following you. Can you elaborate more? meanwhile, have you checked out our help tip on customized search <a href="http://www.diigo.com/help/search/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/help/search/3</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/help/search/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/help/search/4</a></div>

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  #3 dakisbg on 29 May 07

   

  When you select some content in a HTML page, so called "right-click menu" comes up offering actions to perform on the selected content. You choose Google search and Google website shows up with your query. However, if you select text that is not a HTML content, it isn't working.
  
  For example, go to Google and input anything in the search box. Don't hit enter, but select what you just typed. Right click, and try to perform any search engine action on your selection. The website you selected appears but search query is empty.
  
  You might not see this feature very useful, but think about it. For example, imagine you write a forum post and you forget how to say something in English (provided English isn't your native language). You just write the word in your native language, select it, right click and do a lookup on a translating search engine you added to Diigo engines list (ctrl-click so it opens in a new tab). Saves some clicks. Other Firefox extensions already provide such a feature but they lack a lot of what Diigo has to offer.
  
  About my other suggestion regarding customization of search engines, as it is now, you can make top-level (root) categories. You can add search engines to one of the root categories. But you can't add another category to a root category. See an example on the following image:
  http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/9155/diigonv5.jpg
  
  I hope you get my point.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When you select some content in a HTML page, so called "right-click menu" comes up offering actions to perform on the selected content. You choose Google search and Google website shows up with your query. However, if you select text that is not a HTML content, it isn't working. <br /> <br /> For example, go to Google and input anything in the search box. Don't hit enter, but select what you just typed. Right click, and try to perform any search engine action on your selection. The website you selected appears but search query is empty. <br /> <br /> You might not see this feature very useful, but think about it. For example, imagine you write a forum post and you forget how to say something in English (provided English isn't your native language). You just write the word in your native language, select it, right click and do a lookup on a translating search engine you added to Diigo engines list (ctrl-click so it opens in a new tab). Saves some clicks. Other Firefox extensions already provide such a feature but they lack a lot of what Diigo has to offer. <br /> <br /> About my other suggestion regarding customization of search engines, as it is now, you can make top-level (root) categories. You can add search engines to one of the root categories. But you can't add another category to a root category. See an example on the following image: <br /> <a href="http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/9155/diigonv5.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/9155/diigonv5.jpg</a> <br /> <br /> I hope you get my point.</div>

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  #4 Maggie Tsai on 30 May 07

   

  Got it - interesting.
  
  Will discuss here to see if that's possible.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Got it - interesting. <br /> <br /> Will discuss here to see if that's possible.</div>

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