CFA/Search-Research/SearchThisPage
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< CFA | Search-Research
« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Search Notes
« Search Research
Current capabilities
- Search on webpage
- Highlight search text on webpage
- Match case of search text on webpage
- Search for text when i start typing (quick find)
Capabilities in other browsers
- Dim background on inline search highlighting - safari
- Match whole word only on search w/in page - opera
- Option to search in current window, local files, internet, web cache - iCab
- Option to search 2 search engines at once - iCab
- Search and replace - omniweb
- Search for regular expressions - omniweb
- Find in all tabs - shiira
Screenshots
Safari - dim background on search
Opera - match whole word only
iCab - search options
OmniWeb - find and replace; regular expressions
Shiira - find in all tabs
Conclusions
- Feedback on safari's new inline search highlighting feature has been very positive, and something not found in an existing firefox extension
- Search and replace functionality could become useful as more people use web forms for wikis and blogging