Tedious Finder

This is a chrome extension that enables you to make multiple search queries, with just 1-click.

As the known saying: "You have been tedious, and you have found - then believe!"

Description

First, clicking Ctrl+Shift+1 opens the Settings page, there you should configure the search queries you want to do when using TediousFinder.

In the Settings page of the extension, you can configure the search engine and query template that should be used in search. inside the query template you can enter <<TEXT>> that will be replaces with your search text when searching in TediousFinder.

Then, clicking Ctrl+Shift+2 will open the Search page and you will be able to enter your search text and run the search.

Example of configuration

SearchEngine	Query
Google	<<TEXT>>
Google	filetype:PDF <<TEXT>>
Bing	imagesize:medium <<TEXT>>

Shortcuts

General:

• Alt+a: [A]ppend new Field (create new one, like clicking on the button)

Field (when focused on one input field):

• Alt+d: [D]uplicate current field with same values
• Alt+s: Insert [S]ymbol into current place in input (symbol = <>)
• Alt+Shift+X: Delete current field

Installation

Add with chrome web store: TesiousFinder.

Development

To run this extension locally:

1. Navigate to chrome://extensions
2. Toggle on the Developer Mode on the top right
3. Click “Load Unpacked Extension”
4. Navigate to the local folder containing the extension’s code and click Ok
   • This is the root of this project, the one containing the manifest.json file
5. Now you can see the extension loaded, making changes to the code will reflect when you reopen the extension
   • Assuming there are no errors, the extension should load into your browser

TODO

• better UI.
• add search history feature.
• handle incognito mode.