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Reviews for Search in Sidebar

Search in Sidebar by Soushi Atsumi

4.3 Stars out of 5
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15 reviews
  • by pnhan, 5 months ago
  • by Firefox user 16970122, a year ago
  • by Ben SALT.id, a year ago
  • by Thangaraj, a year ago
    This is very good. The defaults can be improved (renders in desktop mode by default when it's just a setting change in the options). One thing missing is a way to enable dark mode. Google search does this automatically in regular windows, but not here. This is the biggest issue right now.

    Developer response

    posted a year ago
    Hi Thangaraj,

    Thank you for reviewing.

    > One thing missing is a way to enable dark mode. Google search does this automatically in regular windows, but not here.
    This seems that it is the specific behavior of Google. The theme of Google Search depends on User-Agent also, so it can be an unintentional mode when the User-Agent is not set to default.
    If you have an additional question or feedback, please tell me or create new issue in GitHub.
  • by Firefox user 14030726, 2 years ago
  • by PPMC, 2 years ago
  • by Firefox user 17357458, 2 years ago
  • by Rita Das, 3 years ago
    I like to use this by switching the user-agent from desktop to mobile to allow for viewing search results in the mobile layout, which can fit to the width of the sidebar. I don't mind having to do this manually, but I think it would be cool if this extension had user-agent switching/toggling implemented and maybe even confined to the sidebar search engine... if that could be possible. Nonetheless, I think this is the closest thing to the Google Docs Explore tool available for web browsing with Firefox. Very useful.

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    Hi Rita Das,

    Thank you for reviewing.

    Sadly, Mozzila(Firefox Developers) doesn't provide a feature to detect the sidebar. So if this add-on try to change user-agent, it will overwrite all requests. I am waiting for them to add the feature.
  • by Firefox user 16946484, 3 years ago
  • by Pablo Vieira, 4 years ago
  • by FredFredriksson, 4 years ago
  • by Benyamin Limanto, 4 years ago
    Thanks for fix the User agent changer in the addons! Now it works, and it's useful like using Edge in Firefox. Thank you

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Hi Benyamin Limanto,

    Sorry for my wrong reply. It is hard to change User Agent because changing it will effect entire requests.

    ---Old reply---
    Hi Benyamin Limanto,

    Thank you for telling me this problem.
    I have confirmed this and I have fixed it.
    Please try installing the add-on.

    Your review saved my add-on. I have to say thank you again!
  • by Hector, 4 years ago
    This would be a so much better extension if there's an option to force mobile version of webpages in sidebar (which is usually designed to reflow for narrower interface, which is perfect for a sidebar); and allow users to customize their own search engine (or simply allow bookmark search feature, which is one of the geniuses of firefox)

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    Hi Hector,

    Thank you for reviewing.

    > This would be a so much better extension if there's an option to force mobile version of webpages in sidebar (which is usually designed to reflow for narrower interface, which is perfect for a sidebar)
    It completely depends on the site. For instance, a page of twitter (e.g. https://twitter.com/githubstatus) in the sidebar displays a mobile UI but Wikipedia does not. Sites like the latter, you may need to change your user-agent.

    > allow users to customize their own search engine
    Sometimes I think that I should add this feature. This will be added, perhaps.

    > or simply allow bookmark search feature, which is one of the geniuses of firefox
    I have never thought about it. This will be added also, if possible.

    I am so happy because I have gotten some ideas. If you have additional questions or feedback, please tell me.
  • by k3tonan, 5 years ago
    I really want to give it 5. My only issue is with Bing and Google it doesn't fit the sidebar. Bing is better over Google. It's like Google is loading a standard page rather than say mobile view. DuckDuck Go works great. however i am partial to Bing due to points since I use that to pay for my Xbox subscription.

    Thank you!

    Update: I found a few other that would place a search in sidebar and it seems that there is no control how bing looks in the sidebar.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Hi k3tonan,

    Thank you for reviewing.

    Sadly there is no options to open search engines as a mobile layout, as you say. I think that the sidebar should display as a mobile view, but it is impossible.
    I am glad to hear the first feedback of this extension. Please feel free to let me know should you have any questions or feedback.
  • by Jimlochez, 6 years ago