Context Search 0.4.2
Release date: 2008-03-29
What it does
Context Search transforms the "Web Search for..." context item into a menu containing your Mycroft search plugins. This is very convenient, since it allows you to decide which search engine you use. Firefox's default is to use the currently selected search plugin only.
Details
Context Search is extremely easy and convenient to use, and is an excellent
supplement to Firefox's various search methods. Simply right click once you
have selected
If you wish to add more search plugins at any time, simply click "Add Engines..." from the Search Toolbar's drop-down menu.
Works with
| Application | Versions |
|---|---|
| Firefox | 2.0a2 - 3.0.* |
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Release history
0.4.2 - 2008-03-29
- Firefox 3.0 compatibility
- Tri-licensed
0.4.1 - 2006-11-19
- Fixed middle-click support regression
0.4 - 2006-11-11
- Better support for Firefox 2.0 tabbed browsing behaviour
- Search using text selections in textarea / text input elements
- Support for search plugins that use POST
0.3 - 2006-07-18
- Support for new search plugin format (Firefox 2.0a1 and onwards)
- Search engine order is now respected
- Menu item appears for textarea selections
- Respects tab preference "Select new tabs opened from links"
- Middle-click support (inverts tab selection behaviour)
- Encodes "+" characters (improves search engine support)
0.2 - 2004-06-14
- Compatible with Firefox 0.9
- Holding Ctrl will cause the tab to load in the foreground
- Holding Shift will open a new window
0.1 - 2004-05-09
- Original release
Credits
Contributors to the development of this extension: