My new Desktop Quick Search
Tuesday, February 25, 2003 by Dreamdesign3d | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I know most of you are leery of downloading programs from people unless you really know them well but I was wondering if you all would want to try out my quick search program and see if it is useful or not if so I will finish it up add a few more things that I have planed for it like a goggle search button maybe even a mp3/wave/CD player tab to it. Unzip it on your desktop open the folder and then click on Desktop Quick Search.EXE Let me know what you think and I’ll load it up with stuff if you all like it with a way to somewhat skin it by changing the picture files.
http://www.dreamdesign3d.com/ftp/Desktop Quick Search.zip
http://www.dreamdesign3d.com/ftp/Desktop Quick Search.zip
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Peff
Reply #22 Thursday, February 27, 2003 3:05 PM
Reply #22 Thursday, February 27, 2003 3:05 PM
Pretender....sorry to hear about your lousy childhood in another thread 
I took a look at your app and my suggestions are along the same lines as IP's
1. Providing a dynamic/configurable coice of search engines would be nice.
a. A small configuration screen/panel would enable users to either select their choices from a pre-existing list of search engines, or entering their own preferred URL's (as well as icons).
b. This could, of course be flat file based.
2. Provide a sort of status bar so that a user does not have to know the search engine logo (or wait for the tooltips). This would update on the logo mouse-over.
3. Incorporate skinning of the utility.
4. Possibly launch the search using a 'custom' (browser control) window. This would allow a user to personalize the search window as well as the main one.
5. Or, process the search in the background and display only the results.
a. This would obviously require some thought as results from various search engines are of varying formats.
b. This would also affect the ability of a user to configure their preferred search engine.
That's all I have for the time being. Keep up the good work!
I took a look at your app and my suggestions are along the same lines as IP's
1. Providing a dynamic/configurable coice of search engines would be nice.
a. A small configuration screen/panel would enable users to either select their choices from a pre-existing list of search engines, or entering their own preferred URL's (as well as icons).
b. This could, of course be flat file based.
2. Provide a sort of status bar so that a user does not have to know the search engine logo (or wait for the tooltips). This would update on the logo mouse-over.
3. Incorporate skinning of the utility.
4. Possibly launch the search using a 'custom' (browser control) window. This would allow a user to personalize the search window as well as the main one.
5. Or, process the search in the background and display only the results.
a. This would obviously require some thought as results from various search engines are of varying formats.
b. This would also affect the ability of a user to configure their preferred search engine.
That's all I have for the time being. Keep up the good work!
Dreamdesign3d
Reply #23 Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:01 PM
Reply #23 Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:01 PM
Excellent now this is what I’m talking about a full detailed description of what you all would like to see on it. The only thing I’m not sure how to do is make it so you can use it for your personal browser. I can how ever make a browser but it still runs of internet explorer. I think I covered the status bar thing you were talking about.
Peff
Reply #24 Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:27 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:27 PM
Sorry, the 'personal browser' meant creating a form/window and put a web control in it. You can then parse the returned HTML (possibly creating a custom HTML page), save it to disk and navigate the web browser to it. Does that make sense?
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Reply #21 Thursday, February 27, 2003 2:22 PM