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1. OpenSearch 1.1 Specification Draft 3

   Specification draft 3 for the OpenSearch document type. Basically it's an xml structure designed to standardized the way search engines can specify how to perform a query on their system.

   http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/1.1

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2. Search Provider Extensibility in Internet Explorer 7

   Microsoft development network article that discusses: 1) Adding search providers 2) Search Discovery 3) Design Guidelines 4) Related Topics

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/browser/external/overview/ie7_opensearch_ext.asp

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3. Example OpenSearch Document

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="">http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/1.1">
   <ShortName>Web Search</ShortName>
   <Description>Use iLeonardo.com to search the Web.</Description>
   <Tags>example web</Tags>
   <Contact>admin@ileonardo.com</Contact>
   <Url type="text/html"
   template="">http://www.ileonardo.com/secure/main.php?q={searchTerms}&s=0&api=web"/>
   </OpenSearchDescription>

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4. Another Example OpenSearch Document

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
   <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="">http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/">
   <ShortName>iLeonardo</ShortName>
   <Description>iLeonardo provider</Description>
   <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
   <Url type="text/html" template="http://192.168.1.20/ralph/sandbox/secure/main.php?q={searchTerms}&s=0&api=web" />
   </OpenSearchDescription>

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5. Javascript Function to Add Search Provider

   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
   function addSearchProvider()
   {
   window.external.AddSearchProvider("http://192.168.1.20/ralph/sandbosx/splash/opensearch.xml");
   }
   </script>

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6. Add Search Providers to Internet Explorer 7

   Website that lets you quickly add any search engine to your IE 7 web search bar. Also lets you view the xml OpenSearch document that you generate in the process.

   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/searchguide/en-en/default.mspx?dcsref=http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx

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7. Creating OpenSearch plugins for Firefox

   Instructions for creating an OpenSearch Plugins for Firefox. Pretty redundant with the other sources of information in this notebook.

   http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_OpenSearch_plugins_for_Firefox

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8. OpenSearch Home Page

   Open Search is a collection of simple formats for sharing search results. These are then used by OpenSearch search clients that allow you to use any search engine that has these documents. Additionally you can install simple browser plugins that let users search with any search engine from their browser bar.

   http://www.opensearch.org/Home

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9. Angel Investor Notebook

   This is the angel investor notebook.

   http://www.ileonardo.com/secure/main.php?629596_/Angel+Investors

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10. A9.com - Innovations in Search Technologies - OpenSearch

    describes some more advanced uses of the opensearch rdf format
    
    

    http://opensearch.a9.com/-/company/opensearch.jsp

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