sindresorhus/electron-context-menu

Add other search engines

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#155 opened on Dec 25, 2021

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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.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
desktopfrontend
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.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptElectron context menu API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue requests adding alternative search engines (e.g., DuckDuckGo) to the context menu. The repository likely implements search via a constant or configuration. Look at the source code (e.g., `index.js`) for how the current search engine (probably Google) is integrated. Then add similar entries for DuckDuckGo using the provided URL pattern. The comments may have further discussion on implementation details.
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