Add custom search engines to Camino

Jul 25, '07 07:30:04AM

Contributed by: atanarjuat

I search lots of different sites regularly, and I knew there had to be a way to customize the search field of Camino so that it would do more that just Google and Google Images. If you look in ~/Library » Application Support » Camino, there is a file called SearchURLList.plist. You can edit this file in a text editor and add your own search engines. Always save a backup of this file first, of course.

For example, I added the following two lines to search the PHP Function Reference on php.net:

<key>PHP Function Reference</key>
<string>http://us2.php.net/manual-lookup.php?pattern=%s</string>
I have also set it up to use an online spanish dictionary (Tomisimo) and Wikipedia, amongst others. I am using Camino 1.5 and OS X 10.4.10.

[robg adds: I tested this on Camino 1.5, and it worked great. To figure out the URL you need to use, run a search for something simple (ie test) on your favorite site. On the results page, copy the URL into a text editor (for easier manipulation). Replace your search term (test) with %s, and then copy the whole URL and enter it as the string. If you have Xcode installed, the plist can be edited in Property List Editor. If you'd like another GUI editing solution, you might try PlistEdit Pro; otherwise, your favorite pure text editor will work just fine.]

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