A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus
<rich-input>, a GitHub-like search/filter text input to embed on your site
While working on a side-project to better navigate and search through my record collection, I found myself in need of a rich search input: one that accepts free-form text alongside structured filters like artist:“Aphex Twin” or label:“Warp Records” — You know, like the one you see on GitHub when searching/filtering issues.
When I quickly realized a standalone custom element for this didn’t exist yet, I nerd sniped myself into building curating one.
Considering the nature of people search, filtering by parameters other than first and last name is crucial. ‘John Smith’ doesn’t really help you find who you’re looking for, but a 36 year old John Smith in Pasadena, CA, related to a Susan is damn specific, and will inform you quickly if we have the data …
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Yahoo! Axis redefines what it means to search and browse the Web. Comes as a browser plugin (tested in Chrome) which adds a search bar layed over the bottom of your browser window. As Chrome already offers searching via the address bar (FYI: In Chrome Canary it already searches as you type), the true benefit …