how to add everything as a search engine in firefox?

[damner]

url protocol is enabled.
i can do the search by typing "es:"
but how can i add it as a search engine?

thanks

[therube]

How did URL Protocol escape me ?!!!


Here is a bookmarklet that should search for the highlighted term in Everything:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr)

(In my original version, if nothing were highlighted it would prompt for <string> to search for, but that part no longer seems to work, so I removed it.)

[therube]

Note that in FF23, they made a change in that your selected Search Engine will also be the search engine used for URL bar searches.

In earlier versions they could be different.
There is an extension available that will work like the old method.

[myf]

For those interested, I whipped up a quick howto for setting up Everyhing http server search (not es: protocol yet) as Firefox search engine.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/157 ... engine.htm
Maybe tweaking open search description xml to use es: protocol would also work, but I cannot test it right now.

[therube]

Slight modification to the above bookmarklet:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(!Qr){void(Qr=prompt('Registry%20entry%20to%20find:',''))}if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr);void(0)

[therube]

Currently, its whittled down to:

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javascript:Qr=document.getSelection();if(Qr)location.href='es:'+(Qr);void(0)

[therube]

Separately, if you want to search the "basename" of a web page URL, http://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopi ... 764#p17764

[therube]

Note that the "Everything Search URL protocol" option needs to be enabled in Everything.

Everything Options | General -> URL protocol

[Cleoss]

Note that the "Everything Search URL protocol" option needs to be enabled in Everything.
Everything Options | General -> URL protocol

Thanks for advice! I didn't know what was that URL-protocol for. I don't use Mozilla, I prefer Chrome. But the string "es:smth" searches nothing in Chrome browser (redirects me to Google search page, maybe need to switch the http-server on?), but it works fine inside the Windows Explorer's address bar. The good solution for fast opening the Everything from my fav Clover Explorer!

[redwood]

how to disable this message in Firefox?

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[void]

To disable ES links:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Uncheck URL protocol.
• Click OK.

-or-

To always open ES urls with Everything:

• In Firefox, Check Always allow https://www.voidtools.com to open es links.
• Click Open Link.

[redwood]

actually, I always want to open es urls without ask. I've found a solution
about:config >> security.external_protocol_requires_permission >>false
thank you for your reply

[NotNull]

Thank you for sharing your solution, @redwood!

[therube]

WONTFIX: Bug 1781824 Bookmarklet requires permission for EVERY site it is run on

mozillazine: Bookmarklet requires permission for EVERY site it is run on

[NotNull]

An alternative would be to use Textify.

Forum user @tuska wrote details and instructions on the Total Commander forum here

[leml]

Hello! On firefox, you can also bookmark

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http://localhost:80/?search=%S

or

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http://localhost:80/?search=%s

with any keyword you prefer like say "evfind" so that you can search "evfind filename" in addressbar to get results. Mentioning cuz that's been a very useful FF hack.