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Run Google 'lucky' searches from Firefox URL bar
Authored by: Fairly on May 11, '07 05:02:13PM

Seems people are trying too hard to do something too simple. In case one we find a search string somewhere we want to use at Google; we select it and copy it to the clipboard; then we fire up our browser and jiggle with it to get a text field available; then we paste in the search string; then away we go.

In case two we simply find the search string anywhere; select it; hit a predefined keyboard combination; and we're already there.

http://rixstep.com/aws

These programs are free and will do everything but put the keyboard shortcut in. But that's easy enough to do on your own: simply find an app that's already on your Services menu and has a keyboard shortcut and check its Info.plist. All you have to do is copy in something like the following under the NSMenuItem for your 'I'm Lucky' service.

<key>NSKeyEquivalent</key>
<dict>
    <key>default</key>
    <string>YOUR KBD SHORTCUT</string>
</dict>

And yes, the 'I'm Lucky' service looks like this. With the above programs you just add it and then save and your Services menu is automatically updated.

www.google.com/search?btnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky&q=



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