Comments on: \”My Furl Archive\” Firefox Plugin Now Available http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/#comment-54464 David Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:28:07 +0000 #comment-54464 I tried and like Christian's search plugin, but MW's tip is even better. No clicking - fast as fast! I have belatedly discovered the list of keyboard shortcuts in FF online help. For MW's tip we want : Select Location Bar: Alt+D / F6 / Ctrl+L At least those are the keys on Intel Linux - no doubt the shortcuts on a Powerbook are different. I tried and like Christian’s search plugin, but MW’s tip is even better. No clicking - fast as fast!

I have belatedly discovered the list of keyboard shortcuts in FF online help. For MW’s tip we want :
Select Location Bar: Alt+D / F6 / Ctrl+L
At least those are the keys on Intel Linux - no doubt the shortcuts on a Powerbook are different.

]]> By: David http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/#comment-54461 David Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:33:40 +0000 #comment-54461 Great tips Amy and MW - thanks. I will go get Christian's plugin. Amy, did you notice that the Furl toolbar extension is not really a toolbar - just a couple of buttons to drag onto your existing toolbar. ? They don't really take up extra space unless you have _lots_ of buttons already. MW, to get to the FF search bar really fast, use ctrl-K (I don't know how to select the engine with the keyboard yet.) Best, David Great tips Amy and MW - thanks. I will go get Christian’s plugin.

Amy, did you notice that the Furl toolbar extension is not really a toolbar - just a couple of buttons to drag onto your existing toolbar. ? They don’t really take up extra space unless you have _lots_ of buttons already.

MW, to get to the FF search bar really fast, use ctrl-K (I don’t know how to select the engine with the keyboard yet.)

Best, David

]]> By: MW http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/#comment-48478 MW Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:53:37 +0000 #comment-48478 Personally, I don't really like the search toolbar. I don't want to click a separate window, choose the right engine and so forth. Luckily, Firefox allows me to add a quick search for the same thing, so I can just type "furl [search term(s)]" in my address bar instead. Here's how: 1. Go to the address <a href="http://www.furl.net/search?keyword=%s&src=1">http://www.furl.net/search?keyword=%s&src=1</a> (like Amy, I just want to search my own archive, if you want to search all of furl, just <a href="http://www.furl.net/search?keyword=%s">omit the "&src=1"</a> at the end. 2. Bookmark the link, and place it where you want it. I use the Quick Links folder already provided with Firefox. 3. Right click the bookmark, choose "Properties" and then add "furl" in the keyword field. 4. Done! Try the results by typing in "furl [something]" in the address bar. Good luck! Personally, I don’t really like the search toolbar. I don’t want to click a separate window, choose the right engine and so forth. Luckily, Firefox allows me to add a quick search for the same thing, so I can just type “furl [search term(s)]” in my address bar instead. Here’s how:

1. Go to the address http://www.furl.net/search?keyword=%s&src=1 (like Amy, I just want to search my own archive, if you want to search all of furl, just omit the “&src=1″ at the end.

2. Bookmark the link, and place it where you want it. I use the Quick Links folder already provided with Firefox.

3. Right click the bookmark, choose “Properties” and then add “furl” in the keyword field.

4. Done! Try the results by typing in “furl [something]” in the address bar. Good luck!

]]> By: Christian Spannagel http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/#comment-48082 Christian Spannagel Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:53:28 +0000 #comment-48082 I'm happy that you like my search plugin! Moreover, I want to encourage everyone to write search plugins. It's very easy and well documented on the mozdev website. I’m happy that you like my search plugin!

Moreover, I want to encourage everyone to write search plugins. It’s very easy and well documented on the mozdev website.

]]> By: Tom http://www.contentious.com/2005/12/20/my-furl-archive-plugin-for-firefox-now-available/#comment-48075 Tom Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:25:43 +0000 #comment-48075 I dare say that is one very simple, clean, handy plugin!! Terrific!! I dare say that is one very simple, clean, handy plugin!!

Terrific!!

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