Cleeki simplfies searching and brings IE8 accelerators to Chrome
Now that extension support is baked in to Google Chrome, it's likely only a matter of time until we start seeing some really interesting ones appearing. We've already got a preliminary AdBlock and some notifiers, but Cleeki might be the most compelling extension to come along.
Firefox and IE have been able to use Cleeki for ages. It's an excellent way to simplify searching while you browse. Highlight some text, hover over it, and click where you'd like to search. Rather than leave the current web page, Cleeki opens a picture-in-picture results window. Resubmitting to another site is as painless as clicking its icon.
Firefox and IE have been able to use Cleeki for ages. It's an excellent way to simplify searching while you browse. Highlight some text, hover over it, and click where you'd like to search. Rather than leave the current web page, Cleeki opens a picture-in-picture results window. Resubmitting to another site is as painless as clicking its icon.
While the IE8 accelerator import is still in the early stages, I was able to get Shareaholic and Digg to work (albeit briefly). That's not a huge downside, though, since there are few compelling options right now. The settings page also isn't very functional yet, which is a bit disappointing. I had hoped to add Twitter search (which is mysteriously absent from the default options) but couldn't get my changes to stick.
The glitches didn't bother me too much. As it stands, Cleeki is still a very useful addition to Chrome and it will only get better as the developers have time to finish the port.
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Jack Stanley said 5:10PM on 5-28-2009
WRT the limitation in customizing Cleeki as you mentioned, it is mainly because current Chrome doesn't have a user preference system yet. It has been discussed in the Chrome Dev group a while ago and Google promised to add it sooner or later.
This is mentioned in Cleeki's blog:
http://blog.cleeki.com/?p=70
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