The search function here on LiMi is part of the forum software, phpBB, and I have found phpBB's search functionality to perform very poorly. Conrad added a Google Site search, which you can access from the Portal. But I just found a bookmarklet that makes Google Site searching any site much easier.

1. Make a bookmark in your browser (it doesn't matter what the bookmark is - you'll be changing it)
   
2. Change the destination URL of that bookmark to:
   

   Code:

   javascript:Qr=prompt('Search%20Site%20for','');if(Qr)location.href='http://www.google.com/search?&q=site:'+encodeURIComponent(window.location.hostname)+'+'+escape(Qr)

   
   
3. Change the name of the bookmark to something meaningful to you; since this bookmarklet will search whatever website you are currently viewing, I called mine "GoogleSite"

That's it. When you're viewing any website, select this bookmarklet in your web browser; you will be presented with a field where you can type in what you want to search for, then the page will reload with Google's results for your query on the website you were previously viewing. The results should be identical to the Google Site search you can perform from LiMi's Portal.

Mike,

obviously this didn't work. So I am left wondering: why would you lie about something like this Mike?

Why claim that something like this works while it clearly doesn't? Why the untruth?

What is to be gained from lying like this?








sorry, it didnt work for me. lemme try some more though

Huh? Whut? Who?

- NonE

You know what this means mike, I don't find your attitude to be suiting for this conversation. I will have to ask you to leave and never post here again.

Huh? What? Who?

- NonE

Hi, my name is Mike, and I'm....I'm a compulsive liar.


Did this really not work for anyone? Maybe I have a typo in there somewhere, because it works for me. When you change the URL of your bookmark to be the javascript code above, make sure there are no carriage-returns in the middle of the javascript: it should all be on one line.

it works awesomely...

ah, I think the problem is that I don't have java on this computer

You don't need Java installed or turned on, but you do need Javascript turned on in your browser. If it still doesn't work, can you post here the exact Javascript you use in your boorkmarklet (in case there was a problem copying or pasting or retyping it) and the version of the browser you are using?



[Edit] Doh! I've posted here again! Has my punishment doubled? Am I now banned from posting here for 2 lifetimes?

very nice Mike...thank you!

i think i turned on javascript in my browser, but when i do as told (right-click on site and then 'bookmark', then go to that bookmark and right-click and go to 'properties' and then change the url (copy-pasting your code)) all i get when i click on the link is a blank page with the word 'null'at the top left. so you tell me!

I can try on different computer though
though not in coming days


(latest explorer version as far as i know)

double check- when you select the link...from mike you keep highliting as it is much longer than what shows on the code part thingy...