Archive for February, 2006

Google came out with a new, beta version of their toolbar for Internet Explorer two days ago (January 30, 2006). With this release comes the ability to add custom buttons to the toolbar. So we created an ESV button: enter a passage or words in the box and click the ESV button to search the ESV text.

Or highlight a word or phrase on any page you’re viewing, right-click it, and choose “ESV Bible” from the menu to search the ESV for that word or phrase. Use this feature on sites that don’t hyperlink Scripture references, for example.

How to Add the Search to Your Toolbar

1. Install Version 4 of the Google Toolbar (now in beta). You’ll have to restart Internet Explorer.
2. Come back to the ESV Blog and Just add the button to your toolbar. Your Google toolbar will automatically appear with the button installed.
3. If necessary, press the “Add” button when the dialog box appears.
   

Not Using Internet Explorer on Windows?

We expect that Google will add this feature to their other toolbars in the future. In the meantime, check out our Firefox plugin and A9 integration.

More Information

Review other available buttons (including one from Logos Bible Software). Review the documentation to create a button yourself. See the simple XML file that powers our button.

Via Matt Cutts.

Update: Installing the beta toolbar with the button is actually much easier than we thought. Just click the link in step 2 above and everything will take care of itself. Thanks, Logos. (We didn’t see their post until after we’d written ours.)