Set-up Firefox to search through text like Safari (dimmed background, animated)

Posted Apr 3rd 2008 10:00AM by Danny Mendez
Filed under: Finance, Internet, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Productivity, Mozilla, Freeware, Browser Tips, Unix, Search

Safari always had an interesting and convenient way of searching for text: it dims the background and highlights text-matches throughout the page. It's too bad Firefox ~~can't~~ couldn't do that. It's now possible to easily add that functionality to everybody's favorite open-source browser thanks to a recent mozillaZine post.

The install process is pretty simple if you use the better set of instructions and files, and it shouldn't take more than a few minutes of copying, pasting, and mouse clicking to complete. The animation process in between "Next" clicks is also fun, and if you're still on the fence about it, you could check out a video or two on the custom feature.

[via CyberNotes]

Tags: add on, add-on, addition, AddOn, extension, firefox, inline, safari, search, text, text search, TextSearch

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-03-2008 @ 12:26PM

Ddaur said...

installed it, works.
but i found my chrome folder in profiles/s90no4ag.default
thank you.

4-03-2008 @ 2:35PM

Chris Carey said...

You've always been able to do that in firefox with google toolbar.

4-03-2008 @ 4:47PM

Firtch said...

Seems strange that this isn't packaged as an extension, but perhaps it's just too simple at this point? Or not possible?

4-03-2008 @ 6:52PM

Andrew Campbell said...

This really would have come in handy several months ago when I still used Firefox over WebKit. I'll forward this to a friend of mine, since he may find this interesting. :)

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