Firefox Search Plugin

[crc-ict]

Hi,

Just wondering if there is any chance of getting an Edugeek Search plugin for the search bar in Firefox?

Have looked at the IE method for adding search engines which don't have a plug in but I don't think that will work because Edugeek doesn't seem to pass the search query and parameters in the URL.

Would be very useful though!

:-)

[ZeroHour]

It is coming soon

[elsiegee40]

It is coming soon

Just when I've given up with FF in disgust and switched to Chrome

[crc-ict]

It is coming soon

Excellent

[sonofsanta]

Ideally, I'd like a USB-attached Big Red Button that I can hit with my fist to take a screenshot and post a thread automatically with the subject "Help! I'm stuck in $program". Even better if it delivers an EduHobNob from a slot underneath each time as well.

Failing that, a search bar would be dead handy, aye

[ZeroHour]

Just when I've given up with FF in disgust and switched to Chrome

Chrome *should* get extra options too.

[Arthur]

Have looked at the IE method for adding search engines which don't have a plug in but I don't think that will work because Edugeek doesn't seem to pass the search query and parameters in the URL.

I normally use Google to search EduGeek with Internet Explorer. Shown below is part of my Unattend.xml for Windows 7 which sets up the search providers during the install process.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SearchScopes>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>true</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <SuggestionsURL>http://clients5.google.com/complete/search?hl={language}&amp;q={searchTerms}&amp;client=ie8&amp;inputencoding={inputEncoding}&amp;outputencoding={outputEncoding}</SuggestionsURL>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&amp;q={searchTerms}&amp;meta=</ScopeUrl>
                    <FaviconURL>http://www.google.co.uk/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                    <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                </Scope>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>EduGeek</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search2</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&amp;q=site:www.edugeek.net+{searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://www.edugeek.net/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>                
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Server Fault</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search3</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://serverfault.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://sstatic.net/serverfault/img/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Super User</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search4</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://superuser.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://sstatic.net/superuser/img/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>
            </SearchScopes>
            <Home_Page>http://www.google.co.uk/</Home_Page>
            <DisableAccelerators>false</DisableAccelerators>
            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
            <DisableOOBAccelerators>false</DisableOOBAccelerators>
            <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>

There is another way of adding your own search providers to IE, but I can't find the link at the moment.

[ZeroHour]

I normally use Google to search EduGeek with Internet Explorer. Shown below is part of my Unattend.xml for Windows 7 which sets up the search providers during the install process.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <SearchScopes>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeKey>Search1</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Google</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>true</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <SuggestionsURL>http://clients5.google.com/complete/search?hl={language}&amp;q={searchTerms}&amp;client=ie8&amp;inputencoding={inputEncoding}&amp;outputencoding={outputEncoding}</SuggestionsURL>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&amp;q={searchTerms}&amp;meta=</ScopeUrl>
                    <FaviconURL>http://www.google.co.uk/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                    <ScopeDefault>true</ScopeDefault>
                </Scope>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>EduGeek</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search2</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&amp;q=site:www.edugeek.net+{searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://www.edugeek.net/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>                
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Server Fault</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search3</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://serverfault.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://sstatic.net/serverfault/img/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>
                <Scope wcm:action="add">
                    <ScopeDefault>false</ScopeDefault>
                    <ScopeDisplayName>Super User</ScopeDisplayName>
                    <ScopeKey>Search4</ScopeKey>
                    <ScopeUrl>http://superuser.com/search?q={searchTerms}</ScopeUrl>
                    <ShowSearchSuggestions>false</ShowSearchSuggestions>
                    <FaviconURL>http://sstatic.net/superuser/img/favicon.ico</FaviconURL>
                </Scope>
            </SearchScopes>
            <Home_Page>http://www.google.co.uk/</Home_Page>
            <DisableAccelerators>false</DisableAccelerators>
            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
            <DisableOOBAccelerators>false</DisableOOBAccelerators>
            <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>

There is another way of adding your own search providers to IE, but I can't find the link at the moment.

Thanks for that, I may tweak that to use our search engine direct for those that want that.