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String manipulation of search requests
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Well, you could integrate some of the features of the already existing extension [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=4319&hl= Search Engine Ordering]. -- [[User:Desertfox|DesertFox]] | Well, you could integrate some of the features of the already existing extension [http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=4319&hl= Search Engine Ordering]. -- [[User:Desertfox|DesertFox]] | ||
== String manipulation of search requests == | |||
I'd very much like to see some basic string operations possible on search engine entries. For example, some map services offer the ability to plot a route from Place A to Place B. | |||
So in the firefox search bar, I'd like to be able to enter "London to Liverpool", then strip text to the left of " to " ("London"), and to the right ("Liverpool") then pass those two locations as parameters to the search URL. | |||