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crue0001

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From: Saint Paul, MN

Registered: 2006-10-28

Posts: 8

Set arch forums or wiki in opera's keyword quick search?

Hey just wondering if this is at all possible.  I don't really know much about html or search engine protocols, but I think it would be really cool if someone knew how to set up custom searches in opera's keyword searches.  This is what I am thinking of if anyone knows how:

type f  ---> searches bbs.archlinux.org  forum search

type w ---> searches wiki.archlinux.org wiki search

It would be awesome if anyone knows how to do this since I do so many forum searches it would be nice to just pop opera open and quickly search. 

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: Set arch forums or wiki in opera's keyword quick search?

In Konqueror, this works as the search function:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/search.php?action=search&keywords=\{@}&author=&forum=-1&search_in=all&sort_by=0&sort_dir=DESC&show_as=topics&search=Submit

Where \{@} is the search word. So in the 'Web Shortcuts' menu I have a shortcut named 'arch' under the title 'Arch Linux'. If I go to the address bar and type:

arch: test

It will search for 'test' with all the default search settings. It seems like this should be pretty easy to translate to Opera.

Last edited by skottish (2007-05-03 01:45:09)

bender02

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-02-04

Posts: 1,329

Re: Set arch forums or wiki in opera's keyword quick search?

http://help.opera.com/Linux/9.20/en/search.html - short digest: right click on the search field on the webpage, select "create search", add a keyword (say 'w' for wiki) and you're done. I tried it for the wiki.
EDIT: works for the forums as well. You gotta love opera.

Last edited by bender02 (2007-05-03 02:35:11)

crue0001

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From: Saint Paul, MN

Registered: 2006-10-28

Posts: 8

Re: Set arch forums or wiki in opera's keyword quick search?

bender02!!  That is awesome!  Indeed, I do love opera.  Thanks a lot for that post it works like a charm.

somairotevoli

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Registered: 2006-05-23

Posts: 335

Re: Set arch forums or wiki in opera's keyword quick search?

WOW! I have been using Opera for years and had no idea! Thanks!