Google Chrome Omnibox Search extension that enables you to search Mozilla Open Directory (dmoz.org) from the omnibox. To use, simply type ‘dmoz’, a space, and your search query into the omnibox and it will open your search results up in a new tab.
From dmoz.org – “The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.”
manifest.json
{ "name" : "Mozilla Open Directory Project Search", "short_name": "dmoz Search", "description" : "To use, type 'dmoz' & space, and a query term into the Omnibox. timothytocci.com", "version" : "0.1", "background" : { "scripts" : ["background.js"] }, "omnibox" : { "keyword" : "dmoz" }, "icons" : { "16" : "dmoz_16.png", "32" : "dmoz_32.png", "48" : "dmoz_48.png", "128" : "dmoz_128.png" }, "manifest_version" : 2 }
background.js
chrome.omnibox.onInputEntered.addListener(function (text) { var createProperties = { url : "http://www.dmoz.org/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(text) }; chrome.tabs.create(createProperties); }); chrome.omnibox.onInputStarted .addListener(function () { var suggestion = { description : "Search Mozilla Open Directory Project (dmoz) for the query: %s " } chrome.omnibox.setDefaultSuggestion(suggestion); });