{"id":794,"date":"2014-08-10T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/?p=794"},"modified":"2014-08-10T16:50:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:50:07","slug":"p-149-firefox-extension-advanced-search-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/p-149-firefox-extension-advanced-search-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"P-149: Firefox Extension (Advanced Search Feature)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had an idea for an advanced search feature which I wanted to try out. This feature basically searches through a block of text for a search term, and will find the term even if it is obfuscated or misspelled. It does this by searching through a block of characters at a time, and comparing the number of times characters in the search text appear in the search term. If this is over a certain value, this is deemed to be a match.<\/p>\n

I had originally intended to test this idea out with a conventional C++ or Java program, but I thought that in the modern world, people don’t really download executables any more. Everything is delivered online, through flash, or through apps. So, I decided to write an addon for Firefox. I had never written one before, so I thought it would be a valuable learning experience.
\nI also decided to use Github for this project, since I had never used it before for a project of my own, although I do use it with the T3D game engine.<\/p>\n

Installing the addonsdk for firefox was very straightforward, and I am using UltraEdit, my regualr text editor, for programming. Firefox used Javascript for it’s addons, and Ultraedit supports syntax highlighting for JavaScript.
\nThe learning curve was quite steep initially, however I did succeed in getting my project working. I have some finishing touches to do, and I then need to package it so that it can be listed for download as a FireFox addon, but the project is essentially complete.<\/p>\n

It can be accessed HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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