Maize - BBC Search Hack

By Ed Lyons — Last update Aug 5, 2008 — Installed 149 times. Daily Installs: 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0
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Search the BBC website properly! Provides a way to modify which areas of the BBC website are searched by the search box.

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This adds a button to the left of the search field to modify what is searched. A number of the searches rely on Google, as the BBC's searches are not terribly effective.

This is as much a proof of concept as anything else, but will not effect the standard usage of the BBC website - the search will still work as normal, if you don't choose otherwise.

This only works on pages that use the new 'Barlesque' header (e.g. iPlayer, News, /programmes, /topics, /doctorwho etc). The old 'Barley' headers aren't touched.

Suggestions are more than welcome! Screenshots can be seen on my blog, www.edwinlyons.com.

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