Comments on: Open Letter to Google: API Documentation Indexing http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/ Just another GNOME Blogs weblog Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nigel Tao http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-198 Nigel Tao Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:40:37 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-198 Roll your own, using a Google Custom Search Engine: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ For example, here's one I made to search over posts to planet.gnome.org: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=007525575524326405779:c0gv0y410u0 Roll your own, using a Google Custom Search Engine: http://www.google.com/coop/cse/

For example, here’s one I made to search over posts to planet.gnome.org:
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=007525575524326405779:c0gv0y410u0

]]> By: Karl Lattimer http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-196 Karl Lattimer Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:30:29 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-196 What would be another useful addition is that if you use google.com/codesearch and search a function name the first hit was to the api documentation. As codesearch only puts out real world examples of code the API docs along side would be a great help. What would be another useful addition is that if you use google.com/codesearch and search a function name the first hit was to the api documentation. As codesearch only puts out real world examples of code the API docs along side would be a great help.

]]> By: Rusty http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-195 Rusty Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:36:47 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-195 If you have the third edition of Google Hacks, see Hack #9. First edition owners see hack # 10. The link above is for Second edition. If you have the third edition of Google Hacks, see Hack #9. First edition owners see hack # 10. The link above is for Second edition.

]]> By: Rusty http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-194 Rusty Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:27:48 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/cneumair/2007/12/09/open-letter-to-google-api-documentation-indexing/#comment-194 One solution would be to create a form that you use for searching documentation. See http://www.oreilly.com/pub/h/2680 I'm not sure what it takes to add it to the firefox search engines, but that might keep it a bit tidy. One solution would be to create a form that you use for searching documentation. See http://www.oreilly.com/pub/h/2680

I’m not sure what it takes to add it to the firefox search engines, but that might keep it a bit tidy.

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