User talk:Alex Smotrov/searchlist.js

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Script adds extra features to the search form on the left.

«» button (or Enter):
 * will expand "short" namespace name: u → User, i → Image, c → Category, t → Template, me → MediaWiki,
 * holding Shift (in Firefox Ctrl) will open results in a new window

For examply, one could type «u:test», press Shift-Enter, and get «User:Test» in a new window.

«» button is replaced with a drop-down namespaces list:
 * 1st list item is a "new window / this window" selector.
 * There are two external search choices, Google on English Wikipedia and Google on Wikipedia.
 * "Default search" item works just like replaced «» button, in namespaces defined in you preferences.
 * Other items run searches in separate namespaces. To do this manually, one would have to go to the search page and use the form on the bottom.

Note: in Internet Explorer the list does not replace the button, but simply added below.

Installation: → your monobook.js

Parameters: searchListNS and searchListShortNS can be redefined before calling the script, see |the code for details.

=Discussion=

Help namespace
Could you add the Help namespace to the dropdown? Your script is quite useful--thanks! 06:29, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. Thank you for support! —AlexSm 23:43, 24 February 2008 (UTC)