AmiGO Manual: OpenSearch
Overview
AmiGO Labs now has an OpenSearch plugin that you can use to search the GO from the comfort of your toolbar. It also allows for term and gene product suggestions while you type.
It is available directly from several add-ons sites:
- Firefox Add-Ons site (gene product and term)
- Internet Explorer Add-Ons site (gene product and term).
These XML files should work with any browser that can use OpenSearch. Unfortunately, this does not include Safari and Opera as of this writing. Safari users are encouraged to complain mightily and use something like Inquisitor in the meantime. Opera users can mimic some of the functionality my manually adding the search to their search preferences using one of the XML files as a template.
Installation
Firefox
- Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/
- Search for either "amigo" or "gene ontology"; both plugins should return as the top search results.
- Click the "Add to Firefox" button.
- Agree to having it install.
- Click the default search icon in the Firefox search bar (possibly a Google [G] in the lefthand part of the bar) and select "[A] AmiGO Labs (...)".
- Click on the default search icon again and select "Manage Search Engines...". In the new window, make sure that "Show search suggestions" is checked. Click "OK".
Internet Explorer
Usage
Troubleshooting
OpenSearch is still considered experimental software and may be offline for periods of time. All of the AmiGO_Labs caveats apply.
If you consistently have problems using or installing the plugins, please contact Seth and let him know what's going on. He'll appreciate the feedback.