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Adds three links next to the search box. Allows to open the regular Stackoverflow search in a new tab, or search using Google, or Symbolhound. Proved useful to find duplicates.
License
Public Domain
Version
0.5
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Source
// Add search links (SO, Google, Symbolhound), allowing to open them in a new tab
//
// ==UserScript==
// @name Stackoverflow Search in Tab
// @version 0.5
// @description Adds tab-openable links besides the search box
// @namespace data:,000000000000000000000000000000003fbf49fdcc8f9ddb8de0d10f6a5c32ca
// @include http*://*stackexchange.com/*
// @include http*://*stackoverflow.com/*
// @include http*://*superuser.com/*
// @include http*://*serverfault.com/*
// @include http*://*doctype.com/*
// @include http*://*askubuntu.com/*
// ==/UserScript==
(function(){
// functionality
var main = (function(){
// append empty links next to search box
$("#search").append(
'<span style="position:absolute">'+
'<a id="q_search1" href="/search?q=..." target=_blank title="Stacksearch, new tab">⬀</a>'+
' '+
'<a id="q_search2" href="//google.com/search?q=..." title=Google>G</a>' +
' '+
'<a id="q_search3" href="//symbolhound.com/?q=..." title=Symbolhound>$</a>'+
'</span>'
);
// register update handler to populate ⬀ G $ links
$("input[name=q]").bind("change input propertychange", function(){
$("#q_search1").attr("href", "/search?q="+encodeURI(this.value));
$("#q_search2").attr("href", "http://www.google.com/search?q=site:"+location.host+"+"+encodeURI(this.value));
$("#q_search3").attr("href", "http://symbolhound.com/?q="+encodeURI(this.value)+"&l=&e=&n=&u="+location.host);
});
// temporary fix for missing space after [tag]
var q = document.forms.search.q;
if (q.value && q.value != "search") {
q.value += " ";
}
});
// inject function as last page script, so jQuery is available
var script = document.createElement('script');
script.type = "text/javascript";
script.textContent = '(' + main.toString() + ')();';
document.body.appendChild(script);
})();
Platform
Works with Opera.
Tested in Chrome, but shows the links below the search box there.
Caveats
Runs as injected script, not in Greasemonkey context. But does not load external resources.
Does not update links with pre-existing search box content on page load.
Supposed to respond to key presses and pasted text, at least works in Opera.
Alternatives
Two similar scripts exist for Google or Symbolhound respectively. Alternative searches can be invoked with sh: or gq: prefixes there:
