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# Select an engine from the drop-down menu. Then, the engine's icon appears and the user may type thier query. | # Select an engine from the drop-down menu. Then, the engine's icon appears and the user may type thier query. | ||
# Type the appropriate key shortcut (hereafter reffered to as the engine-selector shortcut) (see according section), and a special meta-sub box appears. Type the said engine's keyword (e.g. ''g'' for Google, ''wp'' for Wikipedia, ''wkt'' for Wiktionary), a space, then your query. At the firt SPACE, the focus should shift from the meta-engine box to the search box proper. | # Type the appropriate key shortcut (hereafter reffered to as the engine-selector shortcut) (see according section), and a special meta-sub box appears. Type the said engine's keyword (e.g. ''g'' for Google, ''wp'' for Wikipedia, ''wkt'' for Wiktionary), a space, then your query. At the firt SPACE, the focus should shift from the meta-engine box to the search box proper. | ||
'''define ''meta-engine box''''': a small text area appended to the left edge of the inside of the search box, perhaps distinguished by shading light gray (note not accessible to color impaired) | |||
=== Engine Selector shortcut suggestions === | === Engine Selector shortcut suggestions === | ||