Simple script to search google for results of a selected text with shortcut or hotkey Ctrl+Q (like ctrl+query). The mechanism is the same as the "Search Google for ..." in the right click menu
// ==UserScript==
// @name Search Selected text on Google with Ctrl+Q shortcut
// @copyright 2021 - Balazs Zubak
// @description Simple script to search google for results of a selected text with shortcut or hotkey Ctrl+Q (like ctrl+query). The mechanism is the same as the "Search Google for ..." in the right click menu
// @version 1.2
// @namespace *
// @include *
// @website https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/428030-search-selected-text-on-google-with-ctrl-q-shortcut
// ==/UserScript==
document.addEventListener("keyup", function(e){
// get selected text
var seltext = getSelectedText();
if(seltext && e.code == "KeyQ" && e.ctrlKey)
{
window.open('http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q='+seltext , '_blank');
}
});
function getSelectedText()
{
// For Firefox, Safari and other non-IE browsers
if(window.getSelection)
{
return window.getSelection();
}
else if(document.getSelection)
{
return document.getSelection();
}
else
{
// For IE
var selection = document.selection && document.selection.createRange();
if(selection.text)
{
return selection.text;
}
return false;
}
return false;
}