Google Highlight Hack

Google Highlight Hack

Description
This is a simple hack that highlights keywords searched for when the user uses Google, like the Google catch system. E.g. http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...k&ct=clnk&cd=1

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Notes
This is adapted from Cal Henderson[http://code.iamcal.com] highlighter code to work with vBulletin
Once some one installs this on a Google searched board I will post an example of the hack at work.

History
1.0
Initial Version

Last Words
I hope you enjoy the hack!
And don't forget to click install please



Thanks,
Mat

[Milad]

It doesn't highlight the arabic words

try http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%D...s=&safe=images

[Nutz]

Originally Posted by Milad

It doesn't highlight the arabic words

try http://www.google.com/search?as_q=%D...s=&safe=images

Sorry can't help you there

Thanks,
Mat

[SaN-DeeP]

the plugin wont work globally.. anyone had success ?

[TECK]

Cool find, Nutz.
There is no need to use hooks for this, it's more like a template mod.
Open google.js and add this line at the end of the file:
window.onload = init_google;

Then open your headinclude template and add this line:
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/google.js"></script>

I never liked to use body onload= atributes...
Now, the onload function should load your code only after the hole page is fully loaded... and some of us find this bad.
If you want to complicate your life, you could simply create a script that will make sure it loads the javascript code, before the page is loaded.

For example:

function init_google()
{
	// Avoid statement ‘Element Ready’ to be displayed twice
	if (arguments.callee.done)
	{
		return;
	}
	arguments.callee.done = true;

	var pattern = /google\./i;
	if (pattern.exec(document.referrer) != null)
	{
		var url_parts = document.referrer.split('?');
		if (url_parts[1])
		{ 
			var url_args = url_parts[1].split('&');
			for(var i = 0; i < url_args.length; i++)
			{
				var keyval = url_args[i].split('=');
				if (keyval[0] == 'q')
				{
					go_google(decode_url(keyval[1]));
					return;
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

if (document.addEventListener)
{
	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init_google, null);
}
else
{
	addLoadEvent(init_google);
}
window.onload = init_google;

This was done off my mind, not tested, so feel free to play with it.