Re: Search from location bar

Jorge wrote:

>   ... and average users are afraid of an rc file (*sigh*), so
> maybe it's not that bad having a GUI by default, which power users
> can customize into a CLI with dillorc.
>    The other approach is to have everything GUI, which adds size,
> but proves quite handy sometimes (e.g. Tools menu).

I don't see why anybody should have to edit an rc file *for a graphical  
program* in 2011.  The Apple Macintosh had a GUI for all its preferences  
nearly 30 years ago; do you really want to lag three decades behind the  
times?

(An rc file is fine for a text-mode program, and it's nice to have the  
option in others, but in a *graphical program* it should not be the only  
way to set preferences.  For crying out loud, even Lynx has a user  
interface for its preferences!)

Anyway, getting back on topic:

My one suggestion would be to combine the search_shortcut and search_url  
dillorc options, so you could do i.e.

	search_url=Wikipedia [w]  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s

to set the search shortcut to "w", or

	search_url=Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s

to set no shortcut.  It might be slightly trickier to parse, but it will  
make dillorc less cluttered.  (Not to mention, it will be easier to  
integrate with my preferences GUI ;-)

Cheers,
~Benjamin