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== Project Details ==
 
== Project Details ==
  
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'''Release Target for v.01'''
  
- Create an entry in Firefox's about:config to toggle the feature on (1) or off (0). By default it would be off.
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* Research how the search extension currently works in the Firefox browser.
- Test if the entry worked by displaying the search string on main window if the feature is turned on.
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* Use a mechanism similar to RSS Autodiscovery, which utilizes the <link> tag from HTML and XHTML to identify a site's syndication feed, and determine whether or not a web site presently employs search functionality.
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* Output a diagnostic message to standard out (the terminal window) indicating the presence or absence of search functionality.
  
This may use a mechanism similar to [http://www.rssboard.org/rss-autodiscovery feed autodiscovery].
 
  
'''Resources:''' myk on IRC
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'''Release Target for v.02'''
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* Load the new localized search extension into the Firefox browser.
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'''Resources:'''
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* [http://www.rssboard.org/rss-autodiscovery RSS Autodiscovery]
  
 
== Project News ==
 
== Project News ==

Revision as of 15:10, 19 November 2007

Project Name

Localized Search in Firefox Search Box

Project Description

Firefox features a search box that can be customized to work with different search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, etc.). Most websites have their own search facilities, but the location of the search box on the page varies considerably. This project creates a mechanism for Firefox to pick up a web site's search mechanism and make it accessible to the user through the Firefox search box so that users have a consistent place to look for site-specific search.

Project Leader(s)

Kerry M. Singh

Project Contributor(s)

Michael Szutu

Project Details

Release Target for v.01

  • Research how the search extension currently works in the Firefox browser.
  • Use a mechanism similar to RSS Autodiscovery, which utilizes the <link> tag from HTML and XHTML to identify a site's syndication feed, and determine whether or not a web site presently employs search functionality.
  • Output a diagnostic message to standard out (the terminal window) indicating the presence or absence of search functionality.


Release Target for v.02

  • Load the new localized search extension into the Firefox browser.


Resources:

Project News