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mbriody
10-16-2006, 12:06 PM
Attached is a small plugin I created to allow me to search my TiVo from the Firefox search engines tab. It includes a TiVo logo.

You need to change the IP and port to match your TiVo then copy the file to the

\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\

folder, restart Firefox and it should appear in the list of search engines.

If you have multiple TiVos (I have two) copy and rename the file and edit the IP and port as above and you will get one engine per TiVo.

I am using RC 2 of Firefox and I don't know if it will work with earlier versions.

The plugin does a straight search by program title (which is all I ever do). If you want to do anything else you can customize the search by editing the XML.

Mark
aerialplug
10-16-2006, 12:28 PM
Lovely!

That'll be great for the home PC, but will require some modification (on my TiVo) before I can use it on my work PC.
Mike B
10-17-2006, 11:59 AM
I am using RC 2 of Firefox

In case you hadn't realised Firefox has been in full release for a while now, and is up to v1.5.0.7 currently...

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox
sanderton
10-17-2006, 12:16 PM
I think he means RC2 of Firefox 2.0.
Mike B
10-17-2006, 12:44 PM
Ahhh. Right. In that case, Firefox 2.0 RC3 is now available... :)
PaulWilkinsUK
10-17-2006, 01:48 PM
Hmm nice idea, although this doesnt work on a Mac... ;)
mbriody
10-17-2006, 02:05 PM
Shouldn't be any different.

What version of FF do you have?
mbriody
10-17-2006, 02:06 PM
Yes it was FF 2 RC 2 and yes I am now at RC3 :)

Ahhh. Right. In that case, Firefox 2.0 RC3 is now available... :)
PaulWilkinsUK
10-17-2006, 11:50 PM
Shouldn't be any different.

What version of FF do you have?

For Apple Mac its 1.5.0.7. It does not use XML for its search plugins it uses .src files. Sorry. :(
mbriody
10-18-2006, 02:53 AM
Right, so its not a Mac-specific issue you just need a newer FF.
Raisltin Majere
10-18-2006, 07:08 AM
I'm also using FF2RC2 and it appears to use .src files.

I tried to use this anyway, but got an empty liner in the list of search engines, which didn't do anything.
mbriody
10-18-2006, 07:32 AM
The search plugins are definitely XML.

If you upgraded from 1.x you may be looking at the folder for your previous installation. The upgrade to 2.x still leaves 1.x on the PC.

Here's my folder list:

E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\amazondotcom.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\answers.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\creativecommons.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\eBay.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\google.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\pcworldUK.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\tivo1.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\tivo2.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\yahoo.xml

What do you have?
ericd121
10-18-2006, 07:25 PM
Dragging the thread off-topic... :rolleyes: Firefox 2.0 RC3 is now available... :)Any good?
Salient points?
Prof. Yaffle
10-18-2006, 07:55 PM
Ignore me. Missed a bit on the first post. :o
PaulWilkinsUK
10-19-2006, 01:04 AM
Right, so its not a Mac-specific issue you just need a newer FF.
There is no higher version for Mac just yet... guess we'll have to wait. :(
poissony
10-19-2006, 03:39 AM
Yes there is, RC3 of Firefox 2 for OSX is available here http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-rc.html
and the TiVo plugin works fine.
Raisltin Majere
10-19-2006, 07:21 AM
The search plugins are definitely XML.

If you upgraded from 1.x you may be looking at the folder for your previous installation. The upgrade to 2.x still leaves 1.x on the PC.

Here's my folder list:

E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\amazondotcom.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\answers.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\creativecommons.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\eBay.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\google.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\pcworldUK.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\tivo1.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\tivo2.xml
E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2 Beta 2\searchplugins\yahoo.xml

What do you have?

Thanks, I'll have a look when I get home...
PaulWilkinsUK
10-19-2006, 01:01 PM
Yes there is, RC3 of Firefox 2 for OSX is available here http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-rc.html
and the TiVo plugin works fine.
"I stand corrected", said the man in the orthopeadic shoes :)
Raisltin Majere
10-20-2006, 07:52 AM
The search plugins are definitely XML.

If you upgraded from 1.x you may be looking at the folder for your previous installation. The upgrade to 2.x still leaves 1.x on the PC.




:o oh yeah :o

works a treat, thanks :o