Firefox/Feature Brainstorming:Search and Find - Revision history

TudorLupei: Added extra info and links for a request

2011-07-24T13:49:14Z

Added extra info and links for a request

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	== General Find improvements ==		== General Find improvements ==
	* Integrate find as a "search engine"		* Integrate find as a "search engine"
	* Find should start searching from the last "clicked in" frame first. Take the ~~java api doc site~~ [http://~~java~~.~~sun~~.com/~~j2se~~/~~1.5.0~~/docs/api/~~index.html~~] for example. If one clicks on the main frame and searches on "applet" it should find it there before the sidebar to the left. Compare Firefox's behavior to IE.		* Find should start searching from the last "clicked in" frame first. Take the [http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/ Java API Doc] site for example. If one clicks in the main frame and searches "applet" it should find it there before the sidebar to the left. Compare Firefox's behavior to IE or Chrome. Other notable websites that require this functionality are [http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/ Ruby Doc] and [http://api.rubyonrails.org/ Rails Doc]
	* Pre-populate ctrl-F with searchbox contents ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264123 Bug 264123])		* Pre-populate ctrl-F with searchbox contents ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264123 Bug 264123])
	* Pre-populate ctrl-F with selected text ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250910 Bug 250910])		* Pre-populate ctrl-F with selected text ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250910 Bug 250910])

Roejames12: /* Regex searching */

2010-04-18T03:39:17Z

Regex searching

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	Just like the matchcase checkbox, a regex checkbox could be included to allow the user to search for regex expressions to find different types of things in a page. Could be very useful in many different circumstances where, for example, a term you are searching for appears in sentences and at the end of sentences, and you might wanna search for the term at the end of a sentence followed by a 4 letter word (lol) or anything like that. You never know where it could be useful for anyone.		Just like the matchcase checkbox, a regex checkbox could be included to allow the user to search for regex expressions to find different types of things in a page. Could be very useful in many different circumstances where, for example, a term you are searching for appears in sentences and at the end of sentences, and you might wanna search for the term at the end of a sentence followed by a 4 letter word (lol) or anything like that. You never know where it could be useful for anyone.

	*I see this is specified somewhere down further. I'll keep this entry here however because it ~~is specific~~, ~~unlike~~ the other ~~one~~.		*I see this is specified somewhere down further. I'll keep this entry here however because it specifies the exact topic, where the other entry includes a list of improvements.

	== Search integration ==		== Search integration ==

Roejames12: /* Regex searching */

2010-04-18T03:38:26Z

Regex searching

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	== Regex searching ==		== Regex searching ==
	Just like the matchcase checkbox, a regex checkbox could be included to allow the user to search for regex expressions to find different types of things in a page. Could be very useful in many different circumstances where, for example, a term you are searching for appears in sentences and at the end of sentences, and you might wanna search for the term at the end of a sentence followed by a 4 letter word (lol) or anything like that. You never know where it could be useful for anyone.		Just like the matchcase checkbox, a regex checkbox could be included to allow the user to search for regex expressions to find different types of things in a page. Could be very useful in many different circumstances where, for example, a term you are searching for appears in sentences and at the end of sentences, and you might wanna search for the term at the end of a sentence followed by a 4 letter word (lol) or anything like that. You never know where it could be useful for anyone.

			*I see this is specified somewhere down further. I'll keep this entry here however because it is specific, unlike the other one.

	== Search integration ==		== Search integration ==

Roejames12 at 03:37, 18 April 2010

2010-04-18T03:37:10Z

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	{{FeatureBrainstorming}}		{{FeatureBrainstorming}}

			== Regex searching ==
			Just like the matchcase checkbox, a regex checkbox could be included to allow the user to search for regex expressions to find different types of things in a page. Could be very useful in many different circumstances where, for example, a term you are searching for appears in sentences and at the end of sentences, and you might wanna search for the term at the end of a sentence followed by a 4 letter word (lol) or anything like that. You never know where it could be useful for anyone.

	== Search integration ==		== Search integration ==

Ujjwol at 03:37, 26 August 2009

2009-08-26T03:37:47Z

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	* Ability to switch between search engines using the mouse wheel		* Ability to switch between search engines using the mouse wheel
	* Automatically return to default search engine after using alternate search engine		* Automatically return to default search engine after using alternate search engine
			* Ability to resize the width of the search text box depending on the text entered and ability to restore it again after the search is finished.

	== General search/find improvements ==		== General search/find improvements ==

Aliquis: /* Improving search/find results */

2009-04-21T19:20:21Z

Improving search/find results

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	* Display a different Highlight color for the last keyword found on a page (current visual cue "Reached end of page" in Firefox 2.0 is puny)		* Display a different Highlight color for the last keyword found on a page (current visual cue "Reached end of page" in Firefox 2.0 is puny)
	* Mimic Safari search behavior: Highlight and "bubble" matches while dimming rest of page.		* Mimic Safari search behavior: Highlight and "bubble" matches while dimming rest of page.
			* Ability to right-click on the search button to be given the option for search results to open in a new tab or window.

	== Multiple search boxes ==		== Multiple search boxes ==

Thenumbernine: /* References */

2009-01-22T19:01:11Z

References

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	* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328613 bug 328613]		* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328613 bug 328613]
	* [[Alternative multiple searches]]		* [[Alternative multiple searches]]
			* [[Optimize Find As You Type]]

Andd: /* General Find improvements */

2008-12-17T08:57:19Z

General Find improvements

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	* Allow unaccented characters to match accented versions. For example, let "resume" match "résumé".		* Allow unaccented characters to match accented versions. For example, let "resume" match "résumé".
	* Allow right-click menu on selected word to highlight all instances of the word by user selection from a customizable color options drop-down menu without loosing highlights for previous selections or to un-highlight all; copy commands only affecting the current selection.		* Allow right-click menu on selected word to highlight all instances of the word by user selection from a customizable color options drop-down menu without loosing highlights for previous selections or to un-highlight all; copy commands only affecting the current selection.
			* Allow find to search across all open tabs in a session and open the results in a separate tab

	== Search as you type ==		== Search as you type ==

Next2u: /* Multiple search */

2008-08-26T18:32:13Z

Multiple search

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	* Mimic Safari search behavior: Highlight and "bubble" matches while dimming rest of page.		* Mimic Safari search behavior: Highlight and "bubble" matches while dimming rest of page.

	== Multiple search ==		== Multiple search boxes ==
	* Multiple search boxes, each with its own color.		* Multiple search boxes, each with its own color.
	* Ability to add/remove extra search boxes		* Ability to add/remove extra search boxes
			* Add new "search" bar for the boxes, similar to "links" and "navigation"

			== Multiple search engines ==
	* Ability to specify multiple engines to search simultaneously, with each set of results in its own tab (the search icon could be individual or icon x/icon y)		* Ability to specify multiple engines to search simultaneously, with each set of results in its own tab (the search icon could be individual or icon x/icon y)
	**An alternate way is having a small "v" arrow next to magnifying glass icon. clicking this arrow will popup a non-volatile menu listing the available search engines. user then can simply left click on the names and a new tab (with search results) will open for each one of them. there should be a "x" icon or close (menu item) to close the menu.		**An alternate way is having a small "v" arrow next to magnifying glass icon. clicking this arrow will popup a non-volatile menu listing the available search engines. user then can simply left click on the names and a new tab (with search results) will open for each one of them. there should be a "x" icon or close (menu item) to close the menu.

Chrisd: /* Search history */

2008-07-21T12:22:22Z

Search history

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	* Bash-like Tab completion with terms in history		* Bash-like Tab completion with terms in history
	* Biasing autocompletion with respect to most recent entries		* Biasing autocompletion with respect to most recent entries
			* Search web pages in history: visit web pages in history and perform find there, displaying pages containing search term in tabs. Provide a date filter and possibly a URL filter.

	== Quick searches ==		== Quick searches ==