By default, A9 does some tracking on you. There is a "generic" version of A9 that doesn't track (generic.a9.com). This update to the A9 search adds a switch for generic searches. Plus, it handles the query string better, due to the quirky way A9 handles the form submit event.
Regards, Gregory Krohne -------------------------------------- Protect yourself from spam, use http://sneakemail.com -- cut here-- <search function="a9"> <COMMENT> Amazon's A9 search. Uses Google results and adds "Search the book" feature. </COMMENT> <name>A9 - The Amazon.com Search</name> <category>Search the Web</category> <contributor>Gregory Krohne</contributor> <link>http://a9.com/</link> <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email> <description> Use A9 to search the web and "Search Inside the Book™" on Amazon.com. Includes helpful search history features. <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Switches:</div> <table class="helpboxDescTable"> <tr><td>/generic</td><td> - </td><td>Search without usage tracking and history</td></tr> </table> <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Examples:</div> <table class="helpboxDescTable"> <tr><td>a9 dqsd</td></tr> <tr><td>a9 /generic ebay sniping</td></tr> <tr><td>a9 job search engines /g</td></tr> </table> </description> <form name="a9f" method="get" action="http://a9.com/";> <input type="hidden" name="q" value = ""/> </form> <form name="a9f_g" method="get" action="http://generic.a9.com/";> <input type="hidden" name="q" value="" /> </form> <script><![CDATA[ function a9(q) { if( nullArgs("a9", q) ) return; var args = parseArgs(q, "generic"); if ( args.switches.length > 0 ) { switch( args.switches[0].name ) { case "generic": // document.a9f_g.q.value = args.q; a9f_g.action = "http://generic.a9.com/"; + escape(args.q); submitForm(a9f_g); break; default: // document.a9f.q.value = args.q; a9f.action = "http://a9.com/"; + escape(args.q); submitForm(a9f); } } else { // document.a9f.q.value = args.q; a9f.action = "http://a9.com/"; + escape(args.q); submitForm(a9f); } } ]]></script> <copyright> The following applies if this file is included and distributed with Dave's Quick Search Deskbar: Copyright (c) 2002 David Bau; Distributed under the terms of the GNU Public License, Version 2 (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt) </copyright> <created_by> This search file was initially created on 04/15/04 at 07:57:46 by Dave's Quick Search Deskbar Search Wizard version 1.2, Copyright (c) 2002 Glenn Carr; Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 </created_by> </search> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
