How to write URL for custom search engines via Glims

[typer16452]

I can add the engines themselves through the Glims preferences, but stumble when I need to write the URL for the search string…I've read to just do a query and then cut-and-paste everything except for the search term, but it didn't work for me. Some of the custom search engines I'm trying to add are Google Scholar, Leo (German-English dictionary), and eBay.

 

[Macfly77]

I can add the engines themselves through the Glims preferences, but stumble when I need to write the URL for the search string…I've read to just do a query and then cut-and-paste everything except for the search term, but it didn't work for me. Some of the custom search engines I'm trying to add are Google Scholar, Leo (German-English dictionary), and eBay.

You actually have to replace the search term with #query# (and include the pound # sign).
For eBay, the search engine string would be http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?satitle=#query# (which I know only because it was preconfigured in Glims, as my proposal would have been http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=#query#&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= which works also)
For Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=#query#&hl=en&btnG=Search
And for Leo...
German - English: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&la...th&pinyin=diacritic&search=#query#&relink=off
English - German: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&la...oth&pinyin=diacritic&search=#query#&relink=on
Hope this helps.

 

[typer16452]

Thanks so much, I'll give it a shot when the Snow Leopard-compatible version of Glims comes out.

 

[Macfly77]

Sorry it took me so long, but I actually stumbled upon this forum yesterday, when I had another Glims-related question.
Of course, by doing so, I just learned that Glims won't work in Snow Leopard (that I'm expecting to receive today)
How well, I'm sure they'll come up with something soon enough!