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Update WebSearch add url instruction text

Open jjw24 opened this issue 3 years ago • 1 comments

In the web searches plugin, when we add a new website, the instruction reads as follows:

If you have a web search service you want to use, you can add it to Flow. For example, you can follow the url format in the address bar if you want to search casino on Netflix: "https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Casino". To do this, change the search term 'Casino' as follows. https://www.netflix.com/search?q={q} Add it to the URL section below. You can now search Netflix with Flow using any search terms.

This is a bit confusing.

A better version is as follows:

If you want to add a search for a particular website to Flow, first enter a dummy text string in the search bar of that website, and launch the search. Now copy the contents of the browser's address bar, and paste it in the URL field below. Replace your test string with {q}.

For example, if you search for casino on Netflix, its address bar reads https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Casino. Now copy this entrire string and paste it in the URL field below. Then replace casino with {q}. Thus, the generic formula for a search on Netflix is https://www.netflix.com/search?q={q}

Originally posted by @raindropsfromsky in https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/discussions/956#discussioncomment-2675845

jjw24 avatar Aug 06 '22 11:08 jjw24

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github-actions[bot] avatar Sep 21 '22 02:09 github-actions[bot]

In Crowdin I have added an alternative translation in Spanish:

-Si dispone de un servicio de búsqueda web que desea utilizar, puede añadirlo a Flow. Por ejemplo, si desea buscar 'casino' en Netflix puede utilizar el siguiente formato url en la barra de direcciones: "https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Casino". Para cualquier otra búsqueda sustituya el término "Casino" por el de la búsqueda deseada.-

Replacing the last sentence in English “To do this, change the search term 'Casino' as follows.” por "For any other search replace the term "Casino" with the desired search term."

dracp avatar Sep 24 '22 13:09 dracp

See https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/issues/1446

jjw24 avatar Oct 05 '22 10:10 jjw24