Search Providers

Click on the link to install a search provider in Firefox 2 or Internet Explorer 7

WoLoSoft
Search in wolosoft.com
Google Maps
Search location in Google Maps
Live Maps
Search location in Live Maps
CPAN
Search Perl Modules
MSDN
Search in MSDN
Panoramio
Search pictures in Panoramio
Studentenkochbuch
Search recipes in Studentenkochbuch

Background Info

Documentation

Examples

Integration of Search Providers in HTML code

<head>
 <link title="Google Maps"
   href="GoogleMaps.xml"
   rel="search"
   type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" />
</head>

<a href="CPAN.xml"
  onclick="window.external.AddSearchProvider(this.href);return false;"
 >Google Maps</a>

OpenSearch XML example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/">
 <ShortName>Google Maps</ShortName>
 <Description>Search location in Google Maps</Description>
 <Image type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"
   height="16"
   width="16"
  >http://maps.google.com/favicon.ico</Image>
 <Url template="http://maps.google.com/?q={searchTerms}" type="text/html" />
</OpenSearchDescription>