Internet Search Box 2.0
UUID: search-box@mtwebster
Score: 14
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NOTE: IF YOU'RE UPGRADING TO v2.0, YOU NEED TO DELETE THE FILE:
~/.cinnamon/search-box@mtwebster/providers.conf
AS THE FORMAT HAS CHANGED. I APOLIGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE
This is a Cinnamon applet, which adds a Web Search box to your Cinnamon bar.
Left-clicking the item will open a search box where you can enter your criteria.
You can right-click the applet to gain access to settings - switch providers, hide or show the provider name in the panel, or directly edit the config file to add your own provider.
Installation
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1) Unzip, copy the folder "search-box@mtwebster" to "~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/".
2) Enable the applet in cinnamon settings.
If you change providers, you'll have to restart Cinnamon
Changelog:
- 1.01 - Set key focus to search box as soon as applet is clicked. Remove some old code
- 1.1 - Change icon to symbolic, add switch in provider.conf to hide or show icon label (provider name)
- 1.2 - Use xdg-open to launch browser and provider.conf editor so things work more properly across Linux flavors.
- 1.3 - Back to using sensible-browser. Added provider.conf reload button. Added launcher for MATE default applications - this lets you set sensible-browser correctly. Should work in Ubuntu mint and debian mint.
- 1.31 - Back to xdg-open, removed default app launcher - need to find a better, more reliable way to do this. Sorry!
- 1.32 - Added gnome-control-center for default app picker, seems to be reliable across Mint 12 and Mint Debian
- 1.4 - changed how applet directory is located, so applet works whether in .local or /usr folders
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1.5 - implemented settings provider, now automatically detects changes in settings, updates applet. Also, applet settings are stored in ~
/.cinnamon/search-box@mtwebster/providers.conf - 2.0 - implemented settings UI - you now change settings directly in the applet, from the context menu. For now, you still add your own providers via the providers.conf file in ~/.cinnamon/search-box@mtwebster/.
1 year ago
When I tried to install the latest version, it failed because it couldn't find an included module (Calendar Or similar). However, after I deleted the line responsible it all worked well. As far as I could see the only reference to the module was at the point it was included.
2 years ago
Upon further investigation through Cinnamon's Looking Glass, I've discovered the problem to be in the applet.js file. Looking Glass output reads as follows: error t=2014-07-18T16:41:18Z [Applet "search-box@mtwebster"]: Error importing applet.js from search-box@mtwebster error t=2014-07-18T16:41:18Z Could not load applet search-box@mtwebster Can we expect a fix anytime soon or is this applet effectively retired?
2 years ago
Same problem as tyler. It doesn't work for me either... I can't get it to come up on the panel at all. Cinnamon version 2.2.13. "~/.Cinnamon" doesn't exist.
2 years ago
I installed from the Applets menu and then tried downloading and extracting to ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/ It sees it and "adds" it but I cannot see it on the panel anywhere! I've got Cinnamon 2.0.14 - I don't have a ~/.Cinnamon/ directory
3 years ago
Great app! Is there any way to create a keyboard shortcut that will launch the search bar? If so, how would I accomplish that?
4 years ago
CaptainMark: Good idea - I'll see what can be done
4 years ago
Brilliant applet, might I recommend allowing users to tie a keyboard shortcut to it
4 years ago
miketwebster@gmail.com Not sure how much I can help - I'm sort of a blind man stumbling his way through a china shop at this point, but I'll try. :P
4 years ago
MT, Question, would you consider helping me with something? Please email me at bendloveless@gmail.com or give me your email if so. :) Thanks.
4 years ago
Added some better commenting and explanations on my github: https://github.com/mtwebster/search-box
4 years ago
I wanted to avoid needing that extra click to capture focus so you could start typing, otherwise I could do a 'tooltip' type thing in the text box to start out. I've updated this applet to use a new settings provider class I made up, feel free to use it, comment on it, (or ridicule!) - it's not complete by any stretch, but a start - hopefully sometime down the road I can get it included in the Cinnamon js libraries if it passes muster.
4 years ago
Have u considered putting a placeholder text inside of the textbox instead of the label? Maybe with a light opacity the provider name. When User clicks text is removed. It could free up space on panel.
4 years ago
@mtwebster - I have been thinking of following the spec. Mozilla uses. Apps reside in system folder and user preferences and browser app data is saved locally. This makes it easier for people to install/remove things and you wouldn't need sudo priviledge. I have been thinking that on first run the app makes a directory in .local.
4 years ago
I made the editor use gksudo to avoid this - not ideal, but I've got the beginnings of a settings standard for applets percolating in my brain.
4 years ago
@bimsebasse PPA installing into /usr/share/cinnamon/applets/ might cause some problems with applets trying to write to config and properties files. Possibly the applets could still write to .local for persisting properties/config.
4 years ago
Try latest version - should work now regardless of where applet is located.
4 years ago
Ah, it's because the PPA installs into /usr/share/cinnamon/applets/ and the applet.js looks for the providers.conf in the local user directory. How do I edit this line:
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const PROVIDER_FILE = GLib.build_filenamev([global.userdatadir, 'applets/search-box@mtwebster/providers.conf']);
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... so that it looks in the root dir instead?
4 years ago
Hmm working for me in Mint 12 (Ubuntu) as well as Mint Debian - anything in looking glass?
4 years ago
The current version (1.3) doesn't work in Mint 12, nothing shows up in the panel.
4 years ago
Added to Cinnamon Extras PPA:
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bimsebasse/cinnamonextras
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cinnamon-applet-internetsearch
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4 years ago
Nice! One thing: there is no need for a looking glass icon outside the search field in the popup menu when there already is a looking glass icon inside the search field - it looks weird.
4 years ago
Nice applet. I like the way you used the BoxLayout to keep everything native Cinnamon. Very slick. I had two small issues. For some reason sensible-browser was not pulling up Firefox correctly on my Ubuntu box. I switched it to xdg-open command. Also I felt the applet takes up too much space in the panel and I commented out your label and set it to the find symbolic icon so it blends in with alternative themes better. I appreciate your work.
4 years ago
Bravo! I've been thinking about this for awhile. You should Make it like spotlight on the mac and have the option at the bottom/if no results "Search on *insert search engine*" I love this. thank you.