Re: Search tip

i've updated the generic javascript bookmark tip to include the feature of using the current browser selection. thanks for the tip. jim On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 09:14:44PM +0100, M. J. Blom wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > I noticed your tips&tricks page and was kinda surprised this > feature was not there: > > OS: Linux > Browser: Netscape Communicator 4.72 > > Create a bookmark in the `Personal Toolbar Folder' pointing > to: javascript:q=document.getSelection();if(!q){void(q=prompt('Enter text to search > PHP.net.',''))};if(q)location.href='http://www.php.net/manual-lookup.php?function='+escape( > q) > > I somewhere found this on the web and slightly changed it to > meet the php.net website. If you have this set up, you can > select text in your browser and hit the button. Than you > will be directed to the search page. If no text was selected, > a prompt will appear in which you can type the search string. > > Hope this helps :) > > Regards, > > -- > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > Menno Blom When all else fails, read the instructions. >