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I forgot how to add search engines to the search function in SM. How do you do it?
I added dogpile once and never found the option to do it again.

BTW, any other recommended search engines?

Thanks!

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Damn. Doesn't work with SeaMonkey 2.0b2(pre)

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Isn't there a way to download these things..??
Because they do work with conquery....just gotta add them manually....
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Uncle Spellbinder wrote:Damn. Doesn't work with SeaMonkey 2.0b2(pre)

Filter for Sherlock format search engines (the ones with the apple logo).

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So OpenSearch implementation is not a core Gecko function?
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Philip Chee wrote:
Uncle Spellbinder wrote:Damn. Doesn't work with SeaMonkey 2.0b2(pre)

Filter for Sherlock format search engines (the ones with the apple logo).

Phil


Some of the engines I wan do not have the "apple image". :?
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For the firefox search bar, try this extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/3767 it works in SM 2.0 if you disable version checking
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Wildcard wrote:For the firefox search bar, try this extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/3767 it works in SM 2.0 if you disable version checking


Thanks, Wildcard. I'm not to crazy about adding an add-on that is no longer being maintained into a beta browser though. I sure wish someone would continue with MonkeyMenu. I May give it a shot, though anyway.
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why don't you use a bookmarklet instead?
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The.Purple.Hippo wrote:why don't you use a bookmarklet instead?


Because I use many search engines when on Firefox, and using a bookmark/bookmarklet is too much real estate. And besides,
the ability to add search engines is suppose to work. I didn't realize that only those with the "apple" logo would work. Seems
most of what I'd want for a search engine with the apple logo aren't in English or just isn't available with the apple.

I long for the customizable search bar like in Firefox.
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what sites do you want?
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The.Purple.Hippo wrote:what sites do you want?


From my Firefox 3.5.1:

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Which is one reason I use Firefox when I'm searching for things. SeaMonkey is in dire need of a search functionality overhaul.
The combination of "manage search engines" and the Firefox extension Add To Search Bar make Firefox's search function the
best of any browser, bar none.

I started a thread in SeaMonkey Builds about 2.0 and search here: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1380105
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Wikipedia (en)

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(!Qr){void(Qr=prompt('Wikipedia:',''))};if(Qr)location.href='http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?search='+escape(Qr)



IMDb

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(!Qr){void(Qr=prompt('What%20do%20you%20want%20to%20search%20for%20in%20the%20Internet%20Movie%20Database%20(IMDb)?',''))};if(Qr)location.href='http://www.imdb.com/Find?for='+escape(Qr)
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I don't know about SM2, but can't you just copy the .xml file from the FF profile over to the SM profile? Thats what I did in SM1 to get one of them working.
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