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Oct 4 2009

WERTY  Doesn't work with me (10.6.1), this is the error I get opening safari with the plugin installed:

"SIMBL ERROR

Safari 4.0.3 (v6531.9) has not been tested with the plugin Keywurl (null) (v1.4.0). As a precaution, it has not been loaded. Please contact the plugin developer (not the SIMBL author) for further information."  
(Version 1.4b7)

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Aug 11 2009

SJK  Workaround for SIMBL error with Keywurl 1.4b6 and Safari 4.0.3:

Change MaxBundleVersion from 5530 to 5531 in /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/Keywurl.bundle/Contents/Info.plist  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Aug 11 2009

J. COMAS  Thanks for taking the time to post this information.  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Aug 11 2009

SJK  You're welcome.  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Jun 22 2009

SJK  This may be of interest at least to some former Sogudi users:

Keywurl's default shortcut overrides Safari's domain auto-matching on domainless entries in the location field. For example, entering mumble- (if there are no Top Hit, History, or Bookmark matches) uses Keywurl's default shortcut (e.g. a Google search for mumble) instead of trying to resolve mumble.com (at least). This is why I preferred Sogudi's simple method of prepending Space to invoke its default shortcut. For now my workaround is to disable Keywurl's default shortcut and assign a single '.' as a Google search shortcut. This gives Safari's domain auto-matching priority over Keywurl for handling non-shortcuts in the location field. Being used to Sogudi's behavior made it bothersome typing single words I anticipated would be handled by Safari instead of Keywurl's default shortcut.  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Jun 16 2009
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BERTOBOX  Thanks for the update! I love Keywurl!! :)  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Jun 9 2009

GCOGHILL  The new beta 5 version generates an error for me with Safari 4 final. Sees Keywurl as v 1.4.0 and gives the warning window upon launch that it hasn't been loaded.  
(Version 1.4b5)

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Jun 9 2009

SJK  Changing MaxBundleVersion from 5528 to 5530 in Info.plist will eliminate the warning dialog so Keywurl will load, but 1.4b5 is incompatible with Safari 4 final and broke URL processing in the address field when I tested it. At least until it's fixed I'm satisfied switching to SafariStand Quick Search shortcuts; haven't noticed any issues with SS 4.0L166.  
(Version 1.4b5)

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Jun 9 2009

GCOGHILL  Interesting that a new release came out the day after Safari 4 final was released, but not compatible. Probably just an oversight by the dev.  
(Version 1.4b5)

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Jun 9 2009

SJK  Actually 1.4b5 was released on Mar 16, adding (or fixing?) Safari 4 beta support, as you can see on the developer site. MacUpdate was slow to post the update.  
(Version 1.4b5)

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Jun 9 2009

GCOGHILL  Aha… that explains it. thanks for the heads up. I dropped a line to the dev, erroneously thinking he released a new version.  
(Version 1.4b5)

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Jun 13 2009

ANONYMOUS  The new release works with Safari 4 final.  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Jun 14 2009

ALUAKZ  thank you for being quick with the update! i cannot live without keywurl...  
(Version 1.4b6)

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Jun 9 2009

GCOGHILL  Just a heads up that the current version is not compatible with Safari 4 final. The dev is pretty responsive to updates so I am sure it will be updated shortly.  
(Version 1.4b3)

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May 8 2009
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UNCOY  Superb free plugin. Makes Safari a joy to use. I've been using it for months.

Really improves browsing experience. Stays out of your way.

Something similar in Safari Stand which I've just started using for the highlighted source code.  
(Version 1.4b3)

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May 4 2009
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ALUAKZ  simply amazing! neat, simple, and useful... i used to be on sogudi ages ago, but after getting a new macbook, i couldn't manage to get it installed on leopard. i've tried inquisitor, which was nice but too cluttered. it doesn't do search from the address bar, but in the search bar. i could never get safarisia installed. but this little pluglin in a beauty! finally i can go back to searching through address bar without getting my hands off the keyboard. thank you!  
(Version 1.4b3)

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Apr 13 2009

SW_TESTER  you have to go to the DEVs site to DL the Safari 3 version.

what is Keywurl running a backup of the keyword.plist every 2 minutes?

way overkill. maybe backup only on quit?

check your console log to see backup activity.  
(Version 1.4b3)

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Feb 25 2009
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GCOGHILL  Must have plugin for Safari.

Developer also released a Safari 4 version lightning quick.  
(Version 1.4b3)

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Nov 16 2008

ANDREW SCOTT  Sadly Keywurl seems to conflict with Safari 3.2.

What a pity, I really miss it.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Dec 16 2008

GCOGHILL  I am using it with 3.2.1 and been using it for a while now with no probs. Sure it's not some other plugin conflict?  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Dec 17 2008

ANDREW SCOTT  That's interesting. I just installed it again and got this error when I launched Safari:

"Safari 3.2.1 (v5525.27.1) has not been tested with the plugin Keywurl (null) (v1.3.5). As a precaution, it has not been loaded. Please contact the plugin developer (not the SIMBL author) for further information."  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Dec 17 2008

ANDREW SCOTT  Oops! Strike that. I made the mistake of downloading the earlier version from the developers site ("download and install" gives you the earlier, non-beta version, not 1.4b2). I should have looked more carefully.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! It's great to have Keywurl back.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Jul 16 2008
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STEVEN GOODHEART  Keywurl is awesome!

I use it dozens of times of day with Safari 3.1.2 and OS X 10.5.4. (Couldn't get Sogudi to work well with my set-up.) Btw, my all-time Safari add-on, SafariStand, does keywords too, but I like Keywurl's interface better.)

Setting it up is so simple and easy because of the great interface.

Here are some fave searchess -- you can, of course, give your own keywords. For example, I use wk for Wikipedia searches.

(Where you see "Query" below, is where Keywurl puts in its Query lozenge (it seems to automatically put in the commas where needed before and after the Query lozenge, because when you look at the expansion in Keywurl you don't see commas, but when I copied and pasted here, the commas where correctly inserted.)

Anyway, Keywurl is awesome, and this might help you get started:

All Music

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?P=amg&sql=,Query,&opt1=1

Amazon Search:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dblended%26field-keywords%3D,Query

Discogs

http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=,Query

Flickr

http://flickr.com/photos/tags/,Query

Google Search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=,Query,&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Google Image Search:

http://images.google.com/images?q=,Query,&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=,Query

Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

http://imdb.com/find?s=all&q=,Query

MacUpdate

http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?keywords=,Query,&starget=google

VersionTracker

http://www.versiontracker.com/php/qs.php?mode=basic&action=search&str=,Query,&srchArea=macosx&submit=Go

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=,Query,&go=Go

YouTube

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=,Query

Of course, you can also use Keywurl to just open any website you want with a keyword -- for example, I type gn to open Google News. To add other searches, go the site your interested in, do a search there, and then copy the url into Keywurl, replacing your search keyword with one or more of Keywurl/s Search lozenges,as needed. With a little luck and experimentation, you can set up searchs at almost any web site.

(You can use these Searches in SafariStand too, but there, as I recall, SafariStand uses @key& for its keyword Search field, not a graphic lozenge like Keywurl does.)

Good luck!  
(Version 1.4b2)

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May 1 2008

GCOGHILL  After I installed PlugSuit, Keywurl no longer works. Other plugins for Safari are fine. Any ideas of what could be wrong?  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Mar 20 2008

ANDREWA121  Looks like a good program. I'm just wondering what distinguishes it from Sogudi.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Mar 22 2008

FAHLMAN  It hasn't been in beta since 11/07. Keywurl is known to work with Leopard and Safari 3.1.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Mar 20 2008

HANS66  The installer requires OS X 10.5. But the System Requirements says: Safari 3.0 and Mac OS X 10.4 or later?? I'm using Safari 3.1 on OS 10.4.11.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Mar 20 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  You should contact the developer via the developer's site.  
(Version 1.4b2)

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Mar 19 2008

FAHLMAN  I missed this little gem when I was using the beta of Safari 3.1. I'm so glad it's back again!  
(Version 1.3.3)

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Mar 19 2008

STEVEN GOODHEART  Alright! The 1.3.3 update makes Keywurl compatible with the new Safari 3.1 update! Next day fix -- not too shabby (not as fast as SafariStand or Saft updates, which came out the same day as the new Safari, but not bad!) Glad to have this great little add-on back.  
(Version 1.3.3)

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Mar 19 2008

TOMDOHERTY  Does NOT work with my Safari 3.1, I got this error message - "Safari 3.1 (v4525.13) has not been tested with the plugin Keywurl (null) (vKEYWURL_VERSION). As a precaution, it has not been loaded. Please contact the plugin developer (not the SIMBL author) for further information."  
(Version 1.3.3)

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Mar 19 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  So, contact the developer of Keywurl as it requests you to do.  
(Version 1.3.3)

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Mar 19 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  http://purefiction.net/keywurl/

email addy at bottom of page  
(Version 1.3.3)

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May 2 2009

NICOSUAVE  @TOMDOHERTY

I had this same issue and figured out that it's a problem with the Keywurl.bundle file that for some reason is hard coded only to support Safari build 5528. It's easily fixed.

-Go to /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/Keywurl.bundle

-Right-click and select "Show Package Contents"

-In the Contents folder, open Info.plist in TextEdit and you'll see a section that looks like this:

BundleIdentifier

com.apple.Safari

MaxBundleVersion

5528

MinBundleVersion

5528

I have Safari Version 3.2.1 (5525.27.1) which is build 5525, so I changed the second 5528 (MinBundleVersion) to 5525 and save the file. Restart Safari and Keywurl works perfectly!  
(Version 1.4b3)

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Feb 28 2008

GARYS  I love this little app. I've been an Opera user for many years. My favorite feature of Opera has been the ability to use the f2 key as a shortcut and search trigger. Keywurl allows me do get the similar functionality in Safari. I don't think I'll be leaving Opera any time soon, but this closes the gap for me a little.   
(Version 1.3.1)

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Feb 27 2008

GORDON142  This version just gives me the following error when Safari launches:

"Failed to load the Keywurl plugin.

*** -[NSCFNumber objectForKey:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x214450"  
(Version 1.3.1)

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Feb 26 2008

ANDREW SCOTT  Very nice, useful software. I think it needs a bit more by way of a help file though. I tried creating a search for MacUpdate:

http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?arch=all&keywords=@@@&os=macosx

It works well except I can't get the keyword to stick in the Preferences file (I had to replace the expansion string for discogs). Maybe it's a bug or maybe I just can't work it out.  
(Version 1.3)

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Feb 26 2008

ANDREW SCOTT  I restarted Safari a few times and suddenly my keywords are retained. Excellent!  
(Version 1.3)

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