i would like to see the multisearch feature extended to allow multiple groups of search engines so i could have a multisearch for torrents and one for videos and one for web search. also, maybe have an option to make multisearch (or the top multisearch group) the default search when clicking the search button.

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kmeleon_user
...also, maybe have an option to make multisearch (or the top multisearch group) the default search when clicking the search button.

That feature is available in the Search+ extension.

I have some code which will allow the user to store groups of search URLs and use the groups to replace the URLs in multisearch. This is a beta version as I have not yet gotten all the text set up for translation.

@ jsnj
I could not find this function in Search+, but that could just be my lack of knowledge of the extension. I did get Grp_M_Search.kmm to work with Search+.

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JamesD
I have some code which will allow the user to store groups of search URLs and use the groups to replace the URLs in multisearch. This is a beta version as I have not yet gotten all the text set up for translation.

@ jsnj
I could not find this function in Search+, but that could just be my lack of knowledge of the extension.

The multiple group multisearch function isn't in Search+, but kmeleon_user's second request of making multisearch the default search is a feature of Search+.

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JamesD
I did get Grp_M_Search.kmm to work with Search+.

Cool, I'll check it out.

@ jsnj

I have made many changes to Grp_M_Search.kmm for catching errors. I now catch the following:

User cancel from both add group and delete group
User empty field from both add group and delete group
Duplicate name from add group
Name containing the delimiter % from add group
Name not a group from delete group

I still need to fix the help message. The place where a user sets up the search engines is different depending on whether Search+ is installed. I have checked $macroModules, but that only identifies 'Search' no matter which system is running.

Have you an idea about what I can check so that I can present the correct instructions?

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@ jsnj

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The place where a user sets up the search engines is different depending on whether Search+ is installed.

No. It's the same. So no issue there.

*Edit: I know what you mean now. It's ultimately the same place, but slightly different getting there. I couldn't change the module name from Search to Search+ because it would lose sync with configuration in Preferences. So it's only identifiable by viewing the kmm file itself and of course for those who enable the separate Search+Icon module. A checking method can be to use a pref that's automatically set by Search+ as of v1.0.4. Since features are automatically activated once installed in the latest version, the default max amount of previous searches is set to 50. You can check for Search+ by checking the existence of that pref. Something like:


$_ConfigPath="Configure";
getpref(INT, $macroPrefBranch."search.previous.max")>0 ? $_ConfigPath="Search Options - Configure Search Engines":0;



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2010 04:00AM by jsnj.

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jsnj

$_ConfigPath="Configure";
getpref(INT, $macroPrefBranch."search.previous.max")>0 ? $_ConfigPath="Search Options - Configure Search Engines":0;

I will give that a try. Might be a few day, as I must be away from home to visit relatives now. Thanks.

I will attach the code as it stands now. It is not fully tested yet.

Thanks for posting this. I will try it out and post back here. Sometime... I'm fairly busy right now.

Last version posted has a bug with delete. Don't use. I hope to have a fully tested version soon.

First let me apologize for the code in the 7z file that I posted on July 20. It was not nearly as complete as it should have been. I hope I have not inconvienced any of you too much.

Now I have a question about multisearch. Is there a mimimun number of search URLs for multisearch. In my testing I have created some groups with just two URLs and it seem that KM adds my default engine to that list. I cannot find why this happens. Groups with three or more URLs do not have the problem.

Except for the item mentioned above, I think the code in the link below works.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1522294/Grp_M_Search_1point8.7z

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JamesD
First let me apologize for the code in the 7z file that I posted on July 20. It was not nearly as complete as it should have been. I hope I have not inconvienced any of you too much.

Now I have a question about multisearch. Is there a mimimun number of search URLs for multisearch. In my testing I have created some groups with just two URLs and it seem that KM adds my default engine to that list. I cannot find why this happens. Groups with three or more URLs do not have the problem.

Except for the item mentioned above, I think the code in the link below works.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1522294/Grp_M_Search_1point8.7z

I haven't yet tested your macro, but regarding your question, only one url is required for Multisearch to be visible & usable in the search menu.

I think this code is stable and covers all open issues.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1522294/Grp_M_Search1point9.7z

The problem with groups containing less than 3 URL's is solved. KM keeps a pref(s) with the value set to missing for any group that has less than three search engines.