CFA/Search-Research/SearchThisPage

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« 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

SPdimsearchSafari.jpg

Opera - match whole word only

SPmatchwholewordOpera.jpg

iCab - search options

SPsearchoptionsICab.jpg

OmniWeb - find and replace; regular expressions

SPsearchreplaceregexOmniWeb.jpg

Shiira - find in all tabs

SPfindinalltabsShiira.jpg

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