Comments on: My Furl Archive and Firefox Search http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: David http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-54482 David Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:06:58 +0000 #comment-54482 Aha! Caspar probably sees something different from Amy, because she was using Unix. Before Firefox 1.5, most unix users could not install search plugins, only root could. This means that the furl search engine plugin was probably not installed when she installed the Furl toolbar. Thankfully, Christian already fixed this for Amy. But I am glad that Firefox also fixed this issue for unix users. Sadly, it seems Furl Toolbar 0.6 is not fully compatible with Firefox 1.5. David Aha! Caspar probably sees something different from Amy, because she was using Unix. Before Firefox 1.5, most unix users could not install search plugins, only root could.

This means that the furl search engine plugin was probably not installed when she installed the Furl toolbar. Thankfully, Christian already fixed this for Amy.

But I am glad that Firefox also fixed this issue for unix users. Sadly, it seems Furl Toolbar 0.6 is not fully compatible with Firefox 1.5.

David

]]> By: Caspar http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-45788 Caspar Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:31:37 +0000 #comment-45788 @Amy: If I use the Furl search from the Firefox toolbar I do get to search my own archive right away. The first results are 'Results from My Archive'. But it'll probably only do that if you stay logged in on Furl. @Amy: If I use the Furl search from the Firefox toolbar I do get to search my own archive right away. The first results are ‘Results from My Archive’.
But it’ll probably only do that if you stay logged in on Furl.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-44579 Amy Gahran Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:43:49 +0000 #comment-44579 Steven: Thanks for reminding me about the Furl toolbar. That gets me about halfway where I want to go. The thing is when I use that toolbar to search my Furl archive, all it does is log me in to Furl and take me to the search page. That helps, but what I REALLY want is to be able to search my Furl archive right from the Firefox search toolbar -- just like I can search my del.icio.us archive from there. So I'm still hoping for the perfect solution.... - Amy Gahran Editor, Contentious Steven: Thanks for reminding me about the Furl toolbar. That gets me about halfway where I want to go.

The thing is when I use that toolbar to search my Furl archive, all it does is log me in to Furl and take me to the search page. That helps, but what I REALLY want is to be able to search my Furl archive right from the Firefox search toolbar — just like I can search my del.icio.us archive from there.

So I’m still hoping for the perfect solution….

- Amy Gahran
Editor, Contentious

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-44578 Amy Gahran Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:41:37 +0000 #comment-44578 Otis: I've already got an extensive Furl archive and I like their system. I'm not inclined to switch to Simpy. And I disagree with you that Furl "isn't going anywhere anyway." It's useful to me as it is, and it doesn't appear to be going away. - Amy Gahran Editor, Contentious Otis: I’ve already got an extensive Furl archive and I like their system. I’m not inclined to switch to Simpy. And I disagree with you that Furl “isn’t going anywhere anyway.” It’s useful to me as it is, and it doesn’t appear to be going away.

- Amy Gahran
Editor, Contentious

]]> By: Steven M. Cohen http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-44571 Steven M. Cohen Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:33:08 +0000 #comment-44571 See: http://www.furl.net/toolbar/moz.jsp Easy Cheesy! See:

http://www.furl.net/toolbar/moz.jsp

Easy Cheesy!

]]> By: Alan http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-44503 Alan Sat, 19 Nov 2005 05:16:18 +0000 #comment-44503 It's not s search plugin, but I made a Bookmarklet tool that can do a quick search in your Furl archive: http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/furl_search_maker.php It is designed to do a Furl search if you highlight a chunk of text on a web page, and click the bookmarklet. If no text is selected, it provides a text box to type in your key words. Your mileage may very; I've not used it in a while, but it did work when I tested it. I have another one that allows you to search any WordPress Blog: http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/wp_search_maker.php made because I hated baving to load my whole blog page to get at the search box. It’s not s search plugin, but I made a Bookmarklet tool that can do a quick search in your Furl archive:
http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/furl_search_maker.php

It is designed to do a Furl search if you highlight a chunk of text on a web page, and click the bookmarklet. If no text is selected, it provides a text box to type in your key words.

Your mileage may very; I’ve not used it in a while, but it did work when I tested it.

I have another one that allows you to search any WordPress Blog:
http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/wp_search_maker.php

made because I hated baving to load my whole blog page to get at the search box.

]]> By: Otis Gospodnetic http://www.contentious.com/2005/11/18/my-furl-archive-and-firefox-search/#comment-44453 Otis Gospodnetic Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:38:30 +0000 #comment-44453 It's not for Furl, but Simpy: http://simpy.com/tools (look for Search Plugin). Furl is not going anywhere anyway, so you may want to try Simpy (Furl actually uses search technology that I help develop - Lucene). It’s not for Furl, but Simpy: http://simpy.com/tools (look for Search Plugin). Furl is not going anywhere anyway, so you may want to try Simpy (Furl actually uses search technology that I help develop - Lucene).

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