I have created some FireFox search plugins for searching Macromedia and Flash resources.
The plugins included are:
function addEngine(name,icon,cat)
{
if ((typeof window.sidebar == “object”) && (typeof
window.sidebar.addSearchEngine == “function”))
{
var iconPath;
if(icon != “” && icon != undefined)
{
iconPath = “http://www.markme.com/mesh/files/firefox/”+icon;
}
window.sidebar.addSearchEngine(
“http://www.markme.com/mesh/files/firefox/”+name+”.src”,
iconPath,
name,
cat );
}
else
{
alert(“The Firefox browser is required to install this plugin.”);
}
}
- FullAsAGoog
- Were-Here
- MXNA
- Macromedia
- Macromedia Support
- Macromedia Developer Center
- macromedia.flash.actionscript
- macromedia.flash
- Mike Chambers Weblog
- Flash Technotes
- Flash Developer Center
- FlashCoders
- Central Technotes
Here is a screen shot of the plugins within FireFox:
To install the plugins, simply click the links above (you must be running the FireFox browser).
Thanks to Jon Udell who posted some info that got me started with this.
Post suggestions, questions, problems or new plugins in the comments.
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Very cool
Really cool. I’ll install them right now. By the way, don’t you love Firefox?
Thanks, I will try out this immediatly!
Cesar: I sure love firefox 
and remember 0.9 will be out very soon, Roadmap says March/April
Thank u
*Note: For OSX users, the “searchplugins” directory is inside the Firefox application package. Right-click on Firefox, select “Show Package Contents.” Open “Contents/MacOS/searchplugins” and put ‘em in there.
you beat me to that Todd
was about to post that same exact thing.
sweet!!!
The Were-Here and FlashCoders ones aren’t working for me. These also happen to be the only two without icons (the second parameter in the javascript). Any ideas?
Sean,I just fixed those. I coudn’t figure out how to install with no icons, so I just did a transparent gif.They work now.mike chambersmesh@macromedia.com
Great stuff man! Thanks!!!! I know I will use these
Fantastic!
Niceeee!I’m glad you use FF too
I just ‘converted’ my workmates to use it too. now we have 80% of us with FF and 15 using IE … Now Mike, what did you bring you to switch, you did, do you ?!?1stpixel
Greatthanks a lot for sharing
Thanks for making this plug-in. Glad that you enjoy Mozilla FireFox!
What about Ultrashock? Thanks for the others…
Very kind of you to provide these. Excellent time saver!
Great stuff. thanks so much!
You should submit your mozilla firefox search plugins to the mycroft list.http://mycroft.mozdev.org/
So maybe one of you can explain why pop ups loading my swf are not working in firefox. Not just mine but I get a Quiktime icon and then a broken link symbol. Same whit Netscape lately soI wonder…?
Its a plug in issue. You have to install the flash player in the mozilla pluginfolder.http://texturizer.net/firefox/faq.html#q2.1
I conjured up a DMXzone search plugin – http://www.dmxzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeId=6&NewsId=10113&CatId=0 . I will be releasing FWzone & FLzone & DNzone search plugins this summer too.
Is there Flash liveDocs search Plugin available?
These don’t seem to work in Firefox 1.5. Nothing happens when I hit the enter key in the search box.
Why not package them into one?