mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin

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Re: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by aufflick (Deacon) on Dec 03, 2004 at 02:24 UTC
There is already a cpan search plugin in the standard mozilla/firefox plugin repository - complete with automatic install. Go to http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ and search for cpan. Also note that there are a few perlmonks search plugins, but none are on mozdev.org (I submitted mine ages ago - dunno what happened). There is a single-click install available anway - refer node 399904	[reply]
Re: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by Zed_Lopez (Chaplain) on Dec 03, 2004 at 02:11 UTC
For an alternative, see here. Basically, once you have the bookmark set up, you can just hit F6 to jump to the URL field, and enter, e.g., `cpan lwp::simple` [download] (I have a keyboard-command bias, so this is my preference over choosing cpan from a pulldown menu.)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by thor (Priest) on Dec 03, 2004 at 02:15 UTC
I'm confused. I've had a CPAN search engine plugin for Firefox for a long time. I even got it fro the site that you mention in your post. How is yours different? thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]
Re^2: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by metaperl (Curate) on Dec 03, 2004 at 02:16 UTC
err... what is the URL?	[reply]
Re^3: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by thor (Priest) on Dec 03, 2004 at 02:26 UTC
Couldn't tell you, but if you go to the site that you specified initially, type "CPAN" in the "Site Name" text field, and hit the "Find Search Plugins", it comes up. thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]
Re^4: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by Mutant (Priest) on Dec 03, 2004 at 11:22 UTC
Re^5: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by thor (Priest) on Dec 03, 2004 at 13:35 UTC
Re: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by metaperl (Curate) on Dec 03, 2004 at 20:20 UTC
I looked under programming languages and did not see a CPAN plugin. That is why I wrote mine... I wonder how he has it categorized... oh well thanks for the heads up	[reply]
Re^2: mozilla firefox search.cpan.org plugin by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Dec 07, 2004 at 16:23 UTC
I had trouble finding it too. It's classified under "Computer" rather than "Programming". It's also labelled "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network" rather than CPAN. Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.	[reply]


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