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What do search engine keywords (in the search engine manager) do?

randompersontm
randompersontm

I use multiple search engines and would like to be able to change the active engine without having to open the menu and click the one I want. Is this possible? I assume that's what the "Keyword" field in the manager is for. I have assigned keywords but don't know how to use them.

I use multiple search engines and would like to be able to change the active engine without having to open the menu and click the one I want. Is this possible? I assume that's what the "Keyword" field in the manager is for. I have assigned keywords but don't know how to use them.

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Keywords that you assign via "Edit Keyword" in the Search Engine Manager work as quick searches via the location bar.
They work the same as when you create a bookmark and give it a keyword.

See the above posted link on how keyword searches work.

Such keywords are stored in search.sqlite in the Firefox Profile Folder

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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I have never seen a Keyword for any Search Engine in the Manage Search Engine List (I have 34 search engines installed, none show a Keyword), and I can't seem to find any documentation for adding a Keyword either. Maybe another "helper" will know more about that feature than I do.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Search_Bar
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search%20bar

I don't see anything about specifying a "keyword" when creating a Search Plugin either in Mozilla documentation.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox

There is a feature to do "keyword searches" from the Location bar, but that's different than what you are talking about with the Search Bar.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_keyword_searches
http://kb.mozillazine.org/List_of_keyword_searches

cor-el
cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Keywords that you assign via "Edit Keyword" in the Search Engine Manager work as quick searches via the location bar.
They work the same as when you create a bookmark and give it a keyword.

See the above posted link on how keyword searches work.

Such keywords are stored in search.sqlite in the Firefox Profile Folder

randompersontm
randompersontm Question owner

Thanks!