Add google search to IE (and i don't mean the toolbar)

[morkinva]

Originally posted by: kxy
Dave's Quick Search is awsome! Everybody try it NOW!!!! Relink for the lazy. Dave's Tool Bar

Shweeeet !!

edit>> truly a searchers dream. You can do ebay, websters, google, newsgroups, it has a calculator a clock -- amazing !

Thanks

 

[nuonce]

Wow thanks dealster!! NetCaptor is definately a great find

So many cool options, especially the tabs and group bookmarking (captorgroups) which make me wonder why this isn't already built into most browsers.

 

[localfinesse]

On this link you see > after the search bar. I want to see that when I shrink down the bar like the next link. Does anybody know how?

shrunken bar.

 

[DanFungus]

wow...Daves Quick Search looks pretty damn cool too!

 

[JimmyBoy]

Thanks Fritzo,

Fritzo Wrote...

All you need to do is click the Search button on the toolbar, click the Customize button, click the Autosearch settings button, and select "Google Sites" from the first drop down menu, and "Just display settings in main window" on the second menu.

That works great for me!

 

[zsir]

Dave's quick search is pretty cool.........

I can get it to search AT.........but how do you do a forum topic search.....?

 

[HellRaiserandBeerDrinker]

I've been using Nutshell
for the last six months and it is a fantastic freebie addon for the toolbar.
It defaults to google..but it also has a drop down dictionary ,google search of this site,
imdb and daypop. Check it out.
It is a GREAT time saver.

 

[Steven the Leech]

Great works ok for me

 

[Turkey]

Opera... that is all.

 

[Runciter]

Sorry to bump for an old post but...

Originally posted by: jthsmak

Originally posted by: Runciter
You can also do this with the default search thing built into IE (may be XP specific). Just hit Search then Change Prefences/Change Internet Search behavior then pick Google (or whatever) as your default search engine.

Yeah but the whole point is that google is not on that list, you can only choose:

Yahoo
Lycos
Encarta
MSN Search
Overture
Euroseek
altavista
NetGuide
Look Smart
Yack
Excite
AOL Search
Switchboard
InfoSpace
BIgfoot
Worldpages

unless you add the reg key. I wonder why google isn't on the list.

But Google IS on the list! That is why I said (may be XP specific). I am looking at it right now. I wouldn't post on something that I think is true (unless I said I thought so ). In fact, Google is my default search engine using IE's built in Search feature.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: HellRaiserandBeerDrinker
I've been using Nutshell
for the last six months and it is a fantastic freebie addon for the toolbar.
It defaults to google..but it also has a drop down dictionary ,google search of this site,
imdb and daypop. Check it out.
It is a GREAT time saver.

Sounds decent. Its only 70k too. There's no spyware or anything that credits someone with the clicks, or anything like that in it is there?

 

[WarSong]

Originally posted by: Crackabot
Dave's Quick Search

okay, that is awesome. i'm installing it on all my boxes thx!

 

[HellRaiserandBeerDrinker]

Devistater:

No, I checked it with ad-aware


Gmetech:

<<When you do searches using the Amazon item in the toolbar, Nutshell sends along an Amazon
Associate ID. That Associate ID belongs to Nutshell. You pay nothing extra for sending that ID, and Nutshell receives a small percentage>>

I hope you're not saying there's anything wrong with an affiliate link to Amazon? :Q

 

[Gmetech]

Originally posted by: localfinesse
On this link you see > after the search bar. I want to see that when I shrink down the bar like the next link. Does anybody know how?

shrunken bar.

It took me a while to figure oot what the heck you were asking.. but yes, I have the answer.

In the Quick Search Deskbar folder, you'd edit the file "preferences.js". This is the section that controls
the behavior of that button:

/* Show the menu '>>' popup button?
* 0 = never
* 1 = always
* 2 = if search bar width is greater than clocklongwidth (default)
*/
showbutton = 2;


The lines after the commented out sections (with * and / ) are the actual settings and on this
section you'll change that line to say showbutton = 1;

If you look around in that file with notepad or another text editor, you'll see other settings that
can be changed. Note: The settings for changing the search box color, etc. is also in that file,
but you'll have to add some settings yourself.


I'd recommend making a copy of the file, renaming the original as a backup. The docs mention using
"localprefs.js" instead (a renamed copy of preferences.js), so a later upgrade won't overwrite your
settings, but the version 3.0 beta I'm using now does appearance preferences differently (moved
from preferences.js to a .css file), so the preferences files aren't the same between versions anyway.


After making changes, typing " ! " in the search window reloads the preferences file.

 

[Gmetech]

Originally posted by: Devistater

Originally posted by: HellRaiserandBeerDrinker
I've been using Nutshell
for the last six months and it is a fantastic freebie addon for the toolbar.
It defaults to google..but it also has a drop down dictionary ,google search of this site,
imdb and daypop. Check it out.
It is a GREAT time saver.

Sounds decent. Its only 70k too. There's no spyware or anything that credits someone with the clicks, or anything like that in it is there?

From the site's Quick FAQ:

Nutshell is cool, how much does it cost?
Bah. Nutshell, like everything else I write, is free. When you do searches using the Amazon item in the toolbar, Nutshell sends along an Amazon
Associate ID. That Associate ID belongs to Nutshell. You pay nothing extra for sending that ID, and Nutshell receives a small percentage
of whatever you buy on that visit. You can read more about Amazon Associates here.

 

[localfinesse]

Originally posted by: Gmetech

Originally posted by: localfinesse
On this link you see > after the search bar. I want to see that when I shrink down the bar like the next link. Does anybody know how?

shrunken bar.

It took me a while to figure oot what the heck you were asking.. but yes, I have the answer.

In the Quick Search Deskbar folder, you'd edit the file "preferences.js". This is the section that controls
the behavior of that button:

/* Show the menu '>>' popup button?
* 0 = never
* 1 = always
* 2 = if search bar width is greater than clocklongwidth (default)
*/
showbutton = 2;


The lines after the commented out sections (with * and / ) are the actual settings and on this
section you'll change that line to say showbutton = 1;

If you look around in that file with notepad or another text editor, you'll see other settings that
can be changed. Note: The settings for changing the search box color, etc. is also in that file,
but you'll have to add some settings yourself.


I'd recommend making a copy of the file, renaming the original as a backup. The docs mention using
"localprefs.js" instead (a renamed copy of preferences.js), so a later upgrade won't overwrite your
settings, but the version 3.0 beta I'm using now does it differently, in a different file so the
preferences files aren't the same anyway.


After making changes, typing " ! " in the search window reloads the preferences file.

Thanks so much sorry I had to post the pictures and write all that it about 3 mins I had to leave.

Thanks again for helping me.

 

[Crackabot]

Originally posted by: WarSong

Originally posted by: Crackabot
Dave's Quick Search

okay, that is awesome. i'm installing it on all my boxes thx!

T'm kinda shocked that some people don't know about it, I've been using it a couple months now and I find it usefull in so many ways, I love that it will launxh IE for you, so if I'm working on something and need some info there is no need to launch I.E. I just type in Dave's search and pow here it comes.... HMMM what's another word for "rich" type it in and choose thesourus... pow there it is, ... if you're scanning a web page and need a defenition of a word there... type it in Dave's serach... choose Websters... and Pow... it opens it in a new page so you don't loose your place..

LOL can you tell I love it, it's a Net Surfers dream.

 

[WarSong]

3.0 of Dave's Quick Search Deskbar just came out. Searches tons more things. Even Anandtech now! go get it! same place.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: kxy
Dave's Quick Search is awsome! Everybody try it NOW!!!!
Relink for the lazy.

Dave's Tool Bar

Ooooh that looks NICE.