This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Working with Firefox’s Keywords System
Firefox offers many unique tools and techniques. This is a direct result of a product that is not only driven by the users, but developed by them as well. One very powerful system in Firefox is the keywords capability.
With keywords, you can type a keyword in the Location bar and Firefox goes to the desired site and uses that site’s search to find the search terms. Configuring keywords is not difficult, but it’s not well documented. Let’s go through an example, step by step. Go to a site that has a search box. This site could be a search engine or any site that has an internal search capability.
Start with adding a keyword:
Navigate to the desired page (it must have a search edit box).
Right-click the search edit box on the page (see Figure 3.5). Don’t try to right-click Firefox’s Search bar.
In the Add Bookmark window, type a name for this bookmark and a keyword (see Figure 3.6). When done, click OK.
Use the keyword. In the Location bar, shown in Figure 3.7, type the keyword and a search term. The search term can be anything the site expects you to use.
If all goes well, you should be taken to the site’s search results (see Figure 3.8).
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Figure 3.5 At any site that has one, right-click the search box and select Add a Keyword for This Search.
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Figure 3.6 A search bookmark differs from a regular bookmark, in that it lets you specify a key in addition to the name.
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Figure 3.7 In Firefox’s Location bar (not the Search bar!), type the keyword and search word.
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Figure 3.8 Press Enter after typing a keyword and search term in the Location bar. Firefox goes to the site and tells the site to search.
Now, if that isn’t the coolest trick, then nothing is.