User talk:Alex Smotrov/searchlist.js

 

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Script adds extra features to the search form on the left.

«Go» button (or Enter):

• will expand "short" namespace name: u → User, i → Image, c → Category, t → Template, me → MediaWiki,
• holding Shift (in Firefox Ctrl) will open results in a new window

For examply, one could type «u:test», press Shift-Enter, and get «User:Test» in a new window.

«Search» button is replaced with a drop-down namespaces list:

• 1st list item is a "new window / this window" selector.
• There are two external search choices, Google on English Wikipedia and Google on Wikipedia.
• "Default search" item works just like replaced «Search» button, in namespaces defined in you preferences.
• Other items run searches in separate namespaces. To do this manually, one would have to go to the search page and use the form on the bottom.

Note: in Internet Explorer the list does not replace the button, but simply added below.

Installation: importScript('User:Alex Smotrov/searchlist.js'); → your monobook.js

Parameters: searchListNS and searchListShortNS can be redefined before calling the script, see the code for details.

Discussion

Help namespace

Could you add the Help namespace to the dropdown? Your script is quite useful--thanks! 06:29, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Done. Thank you for support! —AlexSm 23:43, 24 February 2008 (UTC)