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ContextSearch web-ext by Mike B

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Response by Mike B

Developer response

posted 6 years ago
(edit) 12-15

> I - Search results from words inside quotes are not highlighted, ie "web analytics"

This is mostly fixed now. I haven't done extensive testing but results look good so far. The behavior in 1.9.3 is to look for literal " in the search results, which obviously most engines don't interpret as part of the search term

> I - Only the first page of search results highlight the search term, subsequent pages don't.

This one might get messy but I'm trying a few things.

> I - When a search results page is opened the search words are not highlighted.

Do you mean in the search bar itself on the results page? No, the API I'm using doesn't look in text input fields from what I can tell. Doing so with highlighting colors would require some fancy overlays and a lot of time.

I'm working on a basic find bar. From your suggestions it looks like you want a straight-up replacement for findbar tweak. I can use that as a reference but the webextension API is limited and there are some things that simply can't be done.

> Do you have a webage for donations via paypal or something similar ?

I don't, but you can help development by giving feedback at the github site. I don't receive notifications when comments here are edited, making it difficult to keep a conversation going. I think I have a good idea what you're after though.

(edit) 12-6

I took a quick look at some images of find-bar. Looks similar to the 'find' feature in android chrome - highlights text, provides a nav bar representing the document map with found words, etc. FF has an API available but to keep Chrome compatibility looks like I need SVG overlays and other workarounds. I'll look into it but don't expect anything too soon.

(edit) 12-6 #2

Found a library (mark.js) that does a good lightweight highlighting and integrates with CS pretty well. Already tested on page results with simple highlighting. I might get something set up sooner than I thought.

(edit) 12-6 #3

Basic functionality is in the repo. If you're familiar with sideloading for debugging you can test it out. Otherwise wait for the next release and it will be there.

https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext

Looks like FF has a find API that can highlight words in a webpage. Are you looking for something that essentially mimics ctrl-F ?
194 reviews
  • by Rage, 5 days ago
    Dear Author, I'm Japanese, so please excuse my poor English.

    If the version is v1.47.1 or later, Japanese character codes such as "shift_jis" and "euc_jp" cannot be used because they garble the text.
    There seems to be a problem with sending from a Unicode site to a JIS site. It seems that the text is sent as utf_8 without being converted.

    I rolled back to v1.46.26 and there are no problems.
    (The same situation occurs with Chrome.)

    PS: I don't have a Github account, so I reported this problem here.
  • by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 14 days ago
  • by HypnotizedNarcissist, a month ago
    the best from the best
    my respect mike

    easy, fast, great lay-out, top add-on

    thank you very much

    btw. and always good updates
  • by Кадочников Сергей, 2 months ago
    Прекрасное расширение, удобное, легко настраиваемое под себя.
  • by Seän "Frostbyte" Shepherd, 3 months ago
  • by EarOfWheat, 4 months ago
  • by darlington95, 4 months ago
  • by Dideldum, 5 months ago
    Definitely the Best Search-addon. Nearly perfect.
    Unfortunately the sidebar feature is not working (Firefox & Chromium)..
  • by Seän D. Shepherd, 5 months ago
  • by Ninetynine, 6 months ago
  • by Dom0909, 7 months ago
  • by Firefox user 10244801, 8 months ago
    Ditched my two faithful companions Context Search Origin and Swift Selection Search when I found this babe.
  • by biggsley, 8 months ago
  • by Isaac, 8 months ago
    This is actual software in the form of an Add-On. Aces job!
  • by Saud, a year ago
  • by LawrenceSan, a year ago
    I've used many, many different extensions in several different browsers over many years. (I'm an experienced web developer, starting when the web was first invented, and can code several different web languages -- in other words, I'm not a newbie.)

    ContextSearch web-ext has the most complicated, buggy preferences interface I've ever seen in a browser extension. I have it running in both Firefox and Chrome, and when it works it's great -- but trying to customize it, add search engines, etc. is a nightmare.

    Currently one of the engines in my ContextSearch list is "Google Maps". It works fine in Firefox, but doesn't work at all in Chrome, just leads to a blank page. So I tried exporting it from Firefox into Chrome. Forget it! The export/import features in the extension's customization interface appears to just export the URL for the icon, not for the search engine itself? And some of the gazillion preferences-interface elements for this extension, in both browsers, appear as just solid gray blocks -- regardless of what theme I use, or whether Dark Reader is on or off, or what other interface options I choose for ContextSearch itself. Of the options (including links) that I can see clearly, most of them don't do anything like what their name implies or what I'd expect them to do.

    I haven't given up on it because, for the engines I finally get working, it's very useful. But I spend more time wrestling with this interface than with all my other (many) installed extensions put together!
  • by Firefox user 5599219, a year ago
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  • by XacK, a year ago
    Great add-on

    Lacks the option to "Close menu on right click"

    Developer response

    posted a year ago
    Close which menu? Right clicking where?
  • by Kadircan Ersahin, a year ago
    (Edit) solved thanks

    Developer response

    posted a year ago
    (edit) That bug has been found and will be fixed in the next release

    The save bug is known and may have been addressed in a recent version. I know it's been a persistent annoyance.

    As for the transparency, you should be able to set that yourself using CS Options -> General -> User Styles. Use CSS selectors to apply opacity levels to the menu. If you need help, open an issue at the github site.
  • by mimigu, 2 years ago
    Versions after May no longer work. I would like to downgrade to an earlier version but can't find it.

    Developer response

    posted a year ago
    You can find older versions here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/contextsearch-web-ext/versions/

    But depending on what when wrong, that may not fix your problems. If you could elaborate on the issue, either here or at the support site, I'd be happy to go over some troubleshooting with you. https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext
  • by bezuma, 2 years ago
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  • by OzMerry, 2 years ago
    Love this add-on and use it all the time, but as of today 16-May-2023 (same date as last updated), it no longer works. Clicking on the icon in the overflow toolbar does nothing. I hope this can be fixed soon.

    Edit: Thank you for responding. I've reported the issue on Github, as requested. I'm happy to try debugging advice (I'm in Australia, so probably a time difference).

    Edit 2: Well I thought I'd fixed it by uninstalling and reinstalling it, but when I logged into my laptop today, it wasn't working again.

    Developer response

    posted 2 years ago
    I wonder if something went wrong during the update. If reloading the browser didn't fix the problem, please open a new issue at the support site here.

    https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc

    There, I can better help troubleshoot and check for any problems. You can also edit your reply here and I'll try to talk you through some debugging.
  • by Jamstack, 2 years ago
    更新及时，功能强大