sindresorhus/electron-context-menu

Add other search engines

Open

#155 opened on Dec 25, 2021

View on GitHub
 (4 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)JavaScript (167 forks)user submission
enhancementhelp wanted

Repository metrics

Stars
 (1,471 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (No merged PRs in 30d)

Description

As security-minded person, it would be good to allow searching by other search engines eg DuckDuckGo. If using DDG, the url is of the form: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${searchTerm}

Other users I have seen also use Bing in some cases.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Locate where the 'Search with Google' menu item is created in the codebase and modify it to support multiple search engines, using a configuration or parameter to specify which engine to use. Test by selecting a search term and verifying the correct URL is opened.
Tech stack
javascriptelectron
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptElectron basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75