Quick.as Extras


Make Quick.as Your Home Page

Internet Explorer
  1. Press this button. Make Homepage
  2. Confirm. :)
Firefox
  1. Drag and drop this icon on the home icon on the toolbar. Drag this on to the home icon on the toolbar
  2. Click Yes to confirm.
Safari
  1. Click Edit and select Preferences.
  2. Make sure you are on the General tab.
  3. Click the Set to Current Page button.
Opera
  1. Click Tools and select Preferences.
  2. Make sure you are on the General tab.
  3. Click the Use Current button.
Chrome
  1. Click icon and select Options.
  2. Make sure you are on the Basics tab.
  3. Under the Home page heading select the Open this page option and type in http://quick.as.
  4. Click the Close button at the bottom.
iPhone / iPod Touch

Not really your home page as such, but you can add Quick.as to your iPhone / iPod Touch Home Screen

  1. Browse to Quick.as in Safari.
  2. Hit the plus (+) button at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Press the Add to Home Screen button.

You can also add it to bookmarks by selecting Add Bookmark instead of Add to Home Screen.


Add Quick.as Search Bar

Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer Version 7 (and above) there is a search bar in the top right of your browser. You can add Quick.as as one of the search engines that is used when as search is made. When you search in the search bar it is the same as searching from the Quick.as site except the availabel commands are not shown in a drop-down.

Add Search Bar

Firefox

In Firefox there is a search bar in the top right of your browser. You can add Quick.as as one of the search engines that is used when as search is made. When you search in the search bar it is the same as searching from the Quick.as site, except drop-down with the search commands appear slightly differently.

Add Search Bar

Opera
  1. Click Tools and select Preferences.
  2. Make sure you are on the Search tab and press the Add button.
  3. Enter the following information
    • Name: Quick.as
    • Keywork: q
    • Address: http://quick.as/scripts/php/search.php?q=%s
Chrome
  1. Click icon and select Options.
  2. Make sure you are on the Basics tab.
  3. Under the Default search heading select the Manage button.
  4. Select quick.as in the list and press the Make Default button. (If you want you can edit the name and keyword.)

Widgets

Quick Search for Other Customized Start Pages


Here are widgets for the popular customized start page. We strongly suggest you use Quick.as as your start page, but we had a few people insist we create these ... so here they are!

The top button is for iGoogle. The bottom button allows you to add Quick.as Search to Netvibes, Pageflakes, MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Orkut, Hi5, Ning, Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress, and Live Journal.

Add Widget to Your Site

Here is a link to add the Quick.as Command Search Widget to your web page. Enjoy!

Do-It-Yourself iframe

Here is some code you can use to embed Quick.as command search on your site. The code should be fairly self explanatory!

<iframe 
  width="240"
  height="240"
  src="http://quick.as/iframe.php"
  frameborder="0"
  scrolling="no"
  marginheight="0"
  marginwidth="0"></iframe>


Quick.as public siteCustomize Quick.as, Make It Public, and Share It

If you register and login there is an option in the settings section that allows you to Make my links and search commands public. You can then choose a name (e.g. test) and voilà, your Quick.as site can be accessed at http://test.quick.as.

You can then give the address (URL) to friends, family or colleagues and they can use your Quick Links and custom search commands.


Mobile Version of Quick.as

The Quick.as site should detect that you are viewing it on a mobile device. If it does not, please go to m.quick.as.

The site will adjust depending on what device you are using, and the Quick Search sites and Quick Links will are changed so you are taken to mobile optimized versions of those sites (if they are availabel). For example a YouTube search on the mobile version of the site will take you to the mobile version of YouTube.

If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch the site detects this and automatically delivers you the iPhone/iPod Touch optimized version (go to i.quick.as if you are not on an iPhone/iPod). This has a few goodies on top of the mobile site does not. For example, if you do a Google Maps search, it will open up the Google Maps app on the phone - likewise with a YouTube search. Sites that have been optimized for the iPhone and/or a "standard" mobile are marked with a star (★).

Notes. Not all mobile phones support JavaScript. The site will still work without JavaScript, however you will not get the drop down list to prompt you which search commands are availabel.