You can try Cleeki's unique Plugin for Firefox (compatible with Firefox 2.0+), called "Select-n-Go". Select-n-Go is a Firefox Accelerator alternative to IE8 Accelerator (previously activities in IE8 beta 1), only more powerful and convenient. Simply select any text on your screen, and you can preview search results immediately in the same page. Support Google (text, image, video, ...), YouTube, Maps, Amazon, etc. and you can add your own channels.
The design philosophy of Cleeki is:
1) Minimizing the annoyingness: no change of web page appearance, no unwanted tab switching, no unpleasant popups, etc.
2) Maximizing the efficiency: minimum operations, seamless connection, easy activation/hiding, etc.
Compared with IE8 activities, Select-n-Go provides better experience in that:
1) The preview page is with richer amount of information and interaction
2) You can customize your own search channel easily
3) Edit the keyword freely
4) And more…
Installation Instruction:
1) Make sure you are using Firefox (instead of IE).
2) Simply click on the download link at the top and bottom of this page.
3) You might be prompted to allow the installation. Please allow it.
4) Restart your Firefox, and you are ready to rock!
Usage Instruction:
Quick instruction:
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1) Select some text using your mouse and hold it (don't move, and don't release mouse left button) until you see a search menu.
2) Left click a channel icon to preview the result in the same page.
3) Ctrl+left click to search in a new tab, and the active tab is switched to the new tab.
4) Click the middle button to open the search result in a new tab, but stay where you are (no tab switching).
SmartText:
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Cleeki contains the function to convert any URL text to a hyperlink:
5) Hold the Shift key, and move your mouse over any URL text (without hyper-link) to turn the URL text into a hyper-link, or
6) In case 5) doesn't work, select any text that containing the URL using the method in Step 1), and select "Go to URL" from the menu to directly open the URL.
Download and Install Cleeki Firefox Addon
(You might be prompted for installation authorization. Please allow the installation.)
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