Type to search in the browser 14
by Adam Marks Sat, 09 Oct 2010 6:08 pm EDT
While you can perform a quick search of Google or Wikipedia directly from Universal Search, the web browser has a mini-version of Universal Search built in that allows for a similar action. From anywhere on a website within the browser card, you can just start typing on the keyboard to bring up a search bar on the top of the screen. There are 4 search options that you can take advantage of once you start typing:
-
If you enter in an actual web address URL and press either the Enter key (
) or the Arrow icon (
) on the screen, the browser will load up that website. - If you enter a search term (as opposed to a URL), you can either press the Enter key (
) or you can tap on the top row labeled "Google" to initiate a Google Search. - If you tap on the Wikipedia row, you will initiate a search of the mobile Wikipedia site
- In the final area, you will see any of your browser bookmarks followed by your browser viewing history that matches against your search. You will see any website with that search in the URL address or website name, sorted in the order of the most recently visited site. You can drag the search menu up to reveal additional history items
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14 Comments
how do you search for certain text within the web page you are viewing?
Haha, that's what I was hoping this tip was talking about too.
PreFox is the only browser that an do that right now. But it still needs a lot of work.
Ditto here. Either the title of the tip is misleading or it taps into what is apparently a highly desired missing feature.
The other function in the browser that would make me happy is a 'back to top' shortcut (thumbing, thumbing, thumbing....)
Any homebrewers listening?
Check out the browser Multi-mod patch. it adds a lot of things, including the option to download or stream any file, as well as shortcut keys (space bar = page down, enter = go to bottom, backspace = go to top, etc)
Much appreciated, Adam. I was browsing the patches but missed the keyboard shortcuts which are buried in a patch of another title.
A back to top patch is a great idea!
Title of post should be "'Just Type' in the Browser"
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I was hoping the same thing. I've long wished there was a CTRL-F type function on the Pre to search for particular text on a webpage.
It would also be cool if you could type while on a site and have the phone search just that site. It seems it would be an easy hack...just like Google has a "search this site" feature on its toolbar.
What the browser REALLY needs is a "mobile view" reflow engine toggle in the menu like Opera Mini. Who knows when we'll actually, if ever, get Opera Mini on webos. Some websites (forums and others with tables of information) just can't be browsed easily from a stock webkit browser without constantly scrolling back and forth left and right. We need an option to collapse desktop pages down to a single column suitable for a narrow phone screen.
I've been able to use web-based reflow engines like mowser and Google to make these pages readable but it would really be better to have it built in to the browser.
Is it something a homebrew patch could provide?!?
Here's a page reflowed by Google:
And here's the original: