Hi,
I would like to suggest a single block with a selection list. Something like...

<SELECT>
<OPTION disabled>--- WWW ---</OPTION>
<OPTION value="1" selected>Google</OPTION>
<OPTION value="2">Yahoo!</OPTION>
<OPTION value="3">MSN</OPTION>
<OPTION disabled>--- Dictionary ---</OPTION>
<OPTION value="4">LEO</OPTION>
<OPTION disabled>--- Spam ---</OPTION>
<OPTION value="5">www.projecthoneypot.org</OPTION>
<OPTION disabled>--- Encyclopedia -------</OPTION>
<OPTION value="6" >Wikipedia (English)</OPTION>
</SELECT>

...because there are a lot of websites out there I would like to use with External Search :)
It would be more handy to have a single block to choose from. Any chance?

Thanks, Michael

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I'm not quite getting what you want to achieve.

Currently, for every engine you enable a new block is being made available. You can also create infinite custom engines.

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pinhole commented

I guess a single block with a selection list of engines instead having for each engine a single block is a more recommended solution.
If I would like to have 10 engines available, for example, then I need 10 blocks to place somewhere!?

- Michael

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With the current version of the module, you would, yes. I will not implement the feature you're requesting directly, since people may want to use one block per engine, but instead I'm trying to figure out the most usable way of combining the two.

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pinhole commented

Sounds promising. Thanks.

-- Michael

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Title: Consolidation of the separate blocks » Multiple engines per block
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Priority: Normal » Critical

Okay, I'm working on it.

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Status: Active » Fixed

Added and committed. Be aware that users cannot select field values if a form uses multiple search engines. The default values will automatically be filled in for the chosen search engine.

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pinhole commented

Well done Xano! Works fine for me. The unknown "name" tab on the search page is also gone.
Please take care about the extesea.view.css settings. Actually the settings mess up any block below.

Thanks, Michael

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One problem per issue, so could you please create another one for that CSS problem? Glad you like the rest of the module :)

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.

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