Add context menu options to search selected text in a column or browser

Closes #209

Configuration/UserConfig.cs

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static UserConfig(){
         public bool IgnoreTrackingUrlWarning { get; set; } = false;
         public bool EnableSmoothScrolling    { get; set; } = true;
         public string BrowserPath            { get; set; } = null;
+        public string SearchEngineUrl        { get; set; } = null;
         private int _zoomLevel                             = 100;
         private bool _muteNotifications;
 

Core/FormBrowser.cs

@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ public void ReloadToTweetDeck(){
             AnalyticsFile.BrowserReloads.Trigger();
         }
 
+        public void AddSearchColumn(string query){
+            browser.AddSearchColumn(query);
+        }
+
         public void TriggerTweetScreenshot(){
             browser.TriggerTweetScreenshot();
         }

Core/Handling/ContextMenuBase.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using TweetDuck.Core.Notification;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Other;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Other.Analytics;
+using TweetDuck.Resources;
 
 namespace TweetDuck.Core.Handling{
     abstract class ContextMenuBase : IContextMenuHandler{
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ abstract class ContextMenuBase : IContextMenuHandler{
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuCopyMediaUrl    = (CefMenuCommand)26505;
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuSaveMedia       = (CefMenuCommand)26506;
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuSaveTweetImages = (CefMenuCommand)26507;
+        private const CefMenuCommand MenuSearchInBrowser = (CefMenuCommand)26508;
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuOpenDevTools    = (CefMenuCommand)26599;
         
         protected ContextInfo.LinkInfo LastLink { get; private set; }
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@ public virtual void OnBeforeContextMenu(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser bro
                 LastChirp = TweetDeckBridge.ContextInfo.Chirp;
             }
 
+            if (parameters.TypeFlags.HasFlag(ContextMenuType.Selection) && !parameters.TypeFlags.HasFlag(ContextMenuType.Editable)){
+                model.AddItem(MenuSearchInBrowser, "Search in browser");
+                model.AddSeparator();
+            }
+
             bool hasTweetImage = LastLink.IsImage;
             bool hasTweetVideo = LastLink.IsVideo;
 
@@ -165,6 +172,12 @@ void ViewImage(string path){
                     control.InvokeAsyncSafe(analytics.AnalyticsFile.DownloadedImages.Trigger);
                     TwitterUtils.DownloadImages(LastChirp.Images, LastChirp.Authors.LastOrDefault(), ImageQuality);
                     break;
+
+                case MenuSearchInBrowser:
+                    string query = parameters.SelectionText;
+                    control.InvokeAsyncSafe(() => BrowserUtils.OpenExternalSearch(query));
+                    DeselectAll(frame);
+                    break;
                     
                 case MenuOpenDevTools:
                     browserControl.ShowDevTools();
@@ -182,6 +195,10 @@ public virtual bool RunContextMenu(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser,
             return false;
         }
 
+        protected void DeselectAll(IFrame frame){
+            ScriptLoader.ExecuteScript(frame, "window.getSelection().removeAllRanges()", "gen:deselect");
+        }
+
         protected void OpenBrowser(Control control, string url){
             control.InvokeAsyncSafe(() => BrowserUtils.OpenExternalBrowser(url));
         }

Core/Handling/ContextMenuBrowser.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using CefSharp;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Controls;
+using TweetDuck.Core.Utils;
 
 namespace TweetDuck.Core.Handling{
     sealed class ContextMenuBrowser : ContextMenuBase{
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ sealed class ContextMenuBrowser : ContextMenuBase{
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuCopyQuotedTweetUrl = (CefMenuCommand)26613;
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuScreenshotTweet    = (CefMenuCommand)26614;
         private const CefMenuCommand MenuInputApplyROT13    = (CefMenuCommand)26615;
+        private const CefMenuCommand MenuSearchInColumn     = (CefMenuCommand)26616;
 
         private const string TitleReloadBrowser = "Reload browser";
         private const string TitleMuteNotifications = "Mute notifications";
@@ -37,12 +39,18 @@ public override void OnBeforeContextMenu(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser br
             RemoveSeparatorIfLast(model);
 
             if (parameters.TypeFlags.HasFlag(ContextMenuType.Selection)){
-                if (parameters.TypeFlags.HasFlag(ContextMenuType.Editable)){
+                bool isEditing = parameters.TypeFlags.HasFlag(ContextMenuType.Editable);
+
+                if (isEditing){
                     model.AddSeparator();
                     model.AddItem(MenuInputApplyROT13, "Apply ROT13");
                 }
 
                 model.AddSeparator();
+
+                if (!isEditing && TwitterUtils.IsTweetDeckWebsite(frame)){
+                    model.AddItem(MenuSearchInColumn, "Search in a column");
+                }
             }
 
             base.OnBeforeContextMenu(browserControl, browser, frame, parameters, model);
@@ -135,6 +143,12 @@ public override bool OnContextMenuCommand(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser b
                 case MenuInputApplyROT13:
                     form.InvokeAsyncSafe(form.ApplyROT13);
                     return true;
+
+                case MenuSearchInColumn:
+                    string query = parameters.SelectionText;
+                    form.InvokeAsyncSafe(() => form.AddSearchColumn(query));
+                    DeselectAll(frame);
+                    break;
             }
 
             return false;

Core/Other/Settings/Dialogs/DialogSettingsSearchEngine.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+namespace TweetDuck.Core.Other.Settings.Dialogs {
+    partial class DialogSettingsSearchEngine {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Required designer variable.
+        /// </summary>
+        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clean up any resources being used.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) {
+            if (disposing && (components != null)) {
+                components.Dispose();
+            }
+            base.Dispose(disposing);
+        }
+
+        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
+        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void InitializeComponent() {
+            this.textBoxUrl = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.btnCancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.btnApply = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
+            this.labelInfo = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.SuspendLayout();
+            // 
+            // textBoxUrl
+            // 
+            this.textBoxUrl.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
+            | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.textBoxUrl.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 28);
+            this.textBoxUrl.Name = "textBoxUrl";
+            this.textBoxUrl.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(310, 20);
+            this.textBoxUrl.TabIndex = 1;
+            // 
+            // btnCancel
+            // 
+            this.btnCancel.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(204, 56);
+            this.btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel";
+            this.btnCancel.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 0, 3, 0);
+            this.btnCancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 23);
+            this.btnCancel.TabIndex = 3;
+            this.btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
+            this.btnCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.btnCancel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnCancel_Click);
+            // 
+            // btnApply
+            // 
+            this.btnApply.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
+            this.btnApply.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(266, 56);
+            this.btnApply.Name = "btnApply";
+            this.btnApply.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 0, 3, 0);
+            this.btnApply.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 23);
+            this.btnApply.TabIndex = 2;
+            this.btnApply.Text = "Apply";
+            this.btnApply.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.btnApply.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnApply_Click);
+            // 
+            // labelInfo
+            // 
+            this.labelInfo.AutoSize = true;
+            this.labelInfo.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 9);
+            this.labelInfo.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 0, 3, 3);
+            this.labelInfo.Name = "labelInfo";
+            this.labelInfo.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(264, 13);
+            this.labelInfo.TabIndex = 0;
+            this.labelInfo.Text = "The search query will be added at the end of the URL.";
+            // 
+            // DialogSettingsSearchEngine
+            // 
+            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
+            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(334, 91);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.labelInfo);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.btnApply);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.btnCancel);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.textBoxUrl);
+            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle;
+            this.MaximizeBox = false;
+            this.MinimizeBox = false;
+            this.Name = "DialogSettingsSearchEngine";
+            this.ShowIcon = false;
+            this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
+            this.ResumeLayout(false);
+            this.PerformLayout();
+
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBoxUrl;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnCancel;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnApply;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelInfo;
+    }
+}

Core/Other/Settings/Dialogs/DialogSettingsSearchEngine.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace TweetDuck.Core.Other.Settings.Dialogs{
+    sealed partial class DialogSettingsSearchEngine : Form{
+        public string Url => textBoxUrl.Text;
+
+        public DialogSettingsSearchEngine(){
+            InitializeComponent();
+            
+            Text = Program.BrandName+" Options - Custom Search Engine";
+            
+            textBoxUrl.Text = Program.UserConfig.SearchEngineUrl ?? "";
+            textBoxUrl.Select(textBoxUrl.Text.Length, 0);
+        }
+        
+        private void btnApply_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){
+            DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
+            Close();
+        }
+
+        private void btnCancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){
+            DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
+            Close();
+        }
+    }
+}

Core/Other/Settings/TabSettingsGeneral.Designer.cs

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkSmoothScrolling = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
             this.labelBrowserPath = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.comboBoxBrowserPath = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
+            this.labelSearchEngine = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.trackBarZoom)).BeginInit();
             this.panelZoom.SuspendLayout();
             this.flowPanel.SuspendLayout();
@@ -63,21 +65,21 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             // checkUpdateNotifications
             // 
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.AutoSize = true;
-            this.checkUpdateNotifications.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 363);
+            this.checkUpdateNotifications.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 415);
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 6, 3, 3);
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.Name = "checkUpdateNotifications";
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(165, 17);
-            this.checkUpdateNotifications.TabIndex = 14;
+            this.checkUpdateNotifications.TabIndex = 15;
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.Text = "Check Updates Automatically";
             this.checkUpdateNotifications.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
             // btnCheckUpdates
             // 
-            this.btnCheckUpdates.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(5, 386);
+            this.btnCheckUpdates.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(5, 438);
             this.btnCheckUpdates.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5, 3, 3, 3);
             this.btnCheckUpdates.Name = "btnCheckUpdates";
             this.btnCheckUpdates.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(144, 23);
-            this.btnCheckUpdates.TabIndex = 15;
+            this.btnCheckUpdates.TabIndex = 16;
             this.btnCheckUpdates.Text = "Check Updates Now";
             this.btnCheckUpdates.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkBestImageQuality.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 3, 3, 3);
             this.checkBestImageQuality.Name = "checkBestImageQuality";
             this.checkBestImageQuality.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(114, 17);
-            this.checkBestImageQuality.TabIndex = 5;
+            this.checkBestImageQuality.TabIndex = 4;
             this.checkBestImageQuality.Text = "Best Image Quality";
             this.checkBestImageQuality.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 3, 3, 3);
             this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.Name = "checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn";
             this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(219, 17);
-            this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.TabIndex = 3;
+            this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.TabIndex = 2;
             this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.Text = "Add Search Columns Before First Column";
             this.checkOpenSearchInFirstColumn.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -132,11 +134,11 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             // labelZoom
             // 
             this.labelZoom.AutoSize = true;
-            this.labelZoom.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 268);
+            this.labelZoom.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 320);
             this.labelZoom.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 12, 3, 0);
             this.labelZoom.Name = "labelZoom";
             this.labelZoom.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(34, 13);
-            this.labelZoom.TabIndex = 11;
+            this.labelZoom.TabIndex = 12;
             this.labelZoom.Text = "Zoom";
             // 
             // zoomUpdateTimer
@@ -160,11 +162,11 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.panelZoom.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top;
             this.panelZoom.Controls.Add(this.trackBarZoom);
             this.panelZoom.Controls.Add(this.labelZoomValue);
-            this.panelZoom.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 281);
+            this.panelZoom.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 333);
             this.panelZoom.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
             this.panelZoom.Name = "panelZoom";
             this.panelZoom.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(322, 36);
-            this.panelZoom.TabIndex = 12;
+            this.panelZoom.TabIndex = 13;
             // 
             // checkAnimatedAvatars
             // 
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkAnimatedAvatars.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 3, 3, 3);
             this.checkAnimatedAvatars.Name = "checkAnimatedAvatars";
             this.checkAnimatedAvatars.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 17);
-            this.checkAnimatedAvatars.TabIndex = 6;
+            this.checkAnimatedAvatars.TabIndex = 5;
             this.checkAnimatedAvatars.Text = "Enable Animated Avatars";
             this.checkAnimatedAvatars.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -181,11 +183,11 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             // 
             this.labelUpdates.AutoSize = true;
             this.labelUpdates.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(238)));
-            this.labelUpdates.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 337);
+            this.labelUpdates.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 389);
             this.labelUpdates.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 20, 0, 0);
             this.labelUpdates.Name = "labelUpdates";
             this.labelUpdates.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(70, 20);
-            this.labelUpdates.TabIndex = 13;
+            this.labelUpdates.TabIndex = 14;
             this.labelUpdates.Text = "Updates";
             // 
             // flowPanel
@@ -203,6 +205,8 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.checkSmoothScrolling);
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.labelBrowserPath);
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.comboBoxBrowserPath);
+            this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.labelSearchEngine);
+            this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.comboBoxSearchEngine);
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.labelZoom);
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.panelZoom);
             this.flowPanel.Controls.Add(this.labelUpdates);
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.flowPanel.FlowDirection = System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.TopDown;
             this.flowPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 9);
             this.flowPanel.Name = "flowPanel";
-            this.flowPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(322, 415);
+            this.flowPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(322, 466);
             this.flowPanel.TabIndex = 0;
             this.flowPanel.WrapContents = false;
             // 
@@ -222,7 +226,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 3, 3, 3);
             this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.Name = "checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen";
             this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(176, 17);
-            this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.TabIndex = 4;
+            this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.TabIndex = 3;
             this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.Text = "Keep Like/Follow Dialogs Open";
             this.checkKeepLikeFollowDialogsOpen.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.labelBrowserSettings.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 20, 0, 0);
             this.labelBrowserSettings.Name = "labelBrowserSettings";
             this.labelBrowserSettings.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(130, 20);
-            this.labelBrowserSettings.TabIndex = 7;
+            this.labelBrowserSettings.TabIndex = 6;
             this.labelBrowserSettings.Text = "Browser Settings";
             // 
             // checkSmoothScrolling
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.checkSmoothScrolling.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(6, 6, 3, 3);
             this.checkSmoothScrolling.Name = "checkSmoothScrolling";
             this.checkSmoothScrolling.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(105, 17);
-            this.checkSmoothScrolling.TabIndex = 8;
+            this.checkSmoothScrolling.TabIndex = 7;
             this.checkSmoothScrolling.Text = "Smooth Scrolling";
             this.checkSmoothScrolling.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
             // 
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.labelBrowserPath.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 12, 3, 0);
             this.labelBrowserPath.Name = "labelBrowserPath";
             this.labelBrowserPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(95, 13);
-            this.labelBrowserPath.TabIndex = 9;
+            this.labelBrowserPath.TabIndex = 8;
             this.labelBrowserPath.Text = "Open Links With...";
             // 
             // comboBoxBrowserPath
@@ -266,7 +270,27 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.comboBoxBrowserPath.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5, 3, 3, 3);
             this.comboBoxBrowserPath.Name = "comboBoxBrowserPath";
             this.comboBoxBrowserPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(173, 21);
-            this.comboBoxBrowserPath.TabIndex = 10;
+            this.comboBoxBrowserPath.TabIndex = 9;
+            // 
+            // labelSearchEngine
+            // 
+            this.labelSearchEngine.AutoSize = true;
+            this.labelSearchEngine.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 268);
+            this.labelSearchEngine.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3, 12, 3, 0);
+            this.labelSearchEngine.Name = "labelSearchEngine";
+            this.labelSearchEngine.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(77, 13);
+            this.labelSearchEngine.TabIndex = 10;
+            this.labelSearchEngine.Text = "Search Engine";
+            // 
+            // comboBoxSearchEngine
+            // 
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.FormattingEnabled = true;
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(5, 284);
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5, 3, 3, 3);
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.Name = "comboBoxSearchEngine";
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(173, 21);
+            this.comboBoxSearchEngine.TabIndex = 11;
             // 
             // TabSettingsGeneral
             // 
@@ -274,7 +298,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
             this.Controls.Add(this.flowPanel);
             this.Name = "TabSettingsGeneral";
-            this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(340, 433);
+            this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(340, 484);
             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.trackBarZoom)).EndInit();
             this.panelZoom.ResumeLayout(false);
             this.flowPanel.ResumeLayout(false);
@@ -305,5 +329,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent() {
         private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBoxBrowserPath;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelBrowserSettings;
         private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox checkSmoothScrolling;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Label labelSearchEngine;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox comboBoxSearchEngine;
     }
 }

Core/Other/Settings/TabSettingsGeneral.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Controls;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Handling.General;
+using TweetDuck.Core.Other.Settings.Dialogs;
 using TweetDuck.Core.Utils;
 using TweetDuck.Updates;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ sealed partial class TabSettingsGeneral : BaseTabSettings{
         private readonly int browserListIndexDefault;
         private readonly int browserListIndexCustom;
 
+        private readonly int searchEngineIndexDefault;
+        private readonly int searchEngineIndexCustom;
+
         public TabSettingsGeneral(Action reloadColumns, UpdateHandler updates){
             InitializeComponent();
 
@@ -56,6 +60,14 @@ public TabSettingsGeneral(Action reloadColumns, UpdateHandler updates){
             browserListIndexCustom = comboBoxBrowserPath.Items.Add("(custom program...)");
             UpdateBrowserPathSelection();
 
+            comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add(new SearchEngine("DuckDuckGo", "https://duckduckgo.com/?q="));
+            comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add(new SearchEngine("Google", "https://www.google.com/search?q="));
+            comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add(new SearchEngine("Bing", "https://www.bing.com/search?q="));
+            comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add(new SearchEngine("Yahoo", "https://search.yahoo.com/search?p="));
+            searchEngineIndexDefault = comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add("(no engine set)");
+            searchEngineIndexCustom = comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.Add("(custom url...)");
+            UpdateSearchEngineSelection();
+            
             trackBarZoom.SetValueSafe(Config.ZoomLevel);
             labelZoomValue.Text = trackBarZoom.Value+"%";
 
@@ -71,6 +83,7 @@ public override void OnReady(){
 
             checkSmoothScrolling.CheckedChanged += checkSmoothScrolling_CheckedChanged;
             comboBoxBrowserPath.SelectedIndexChanged += comboBoxBrowserPath_SelectedIndexChanged;
+            comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndexChanged += comboBoxSearchEngine_SelectedIndexChanged;
             trackBarZoom.ValueChanged += trackBarZoom_ValueChanged;
 
             checkUpdateNotifications.CheckedChanged += checkUpdateNotifications_CheckedChanged;
@@ -146,6 +159,39 @@ private void comboBoxBrowserPath_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e
             }
         }
 
+        private void comboBoxSearchEngine_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e){
+            if (comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndex == searchEngineIndexCustom){
+                using(DialogSettingsSearchEngine dialog = new DialogSettingsSearchEngine()){
+                    if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK){
+                        Config.SearchEngineUrl = dialog.Url.Trim();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndexChanged -= comboBoxSearchEngine_SelectedIndexChanged;
+                UpdateSearchEngineSelection();
+                comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndexChanged += comboBoxSearchEngine_SelectedIndexChanged;
+            }
+            else{
+                Config.SearchEngineUrl = (comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedItem as SearchEngine)?.Url; // default search engine item is a string and casts to null
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateSearchEngineSelection(){
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Config.SearchEngineUrl)){
+                comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndex = searchEngineIndexDefault;
+            }
+            else{
+                SearchEngine engineInfo = comboBoxSearchEngine.Items.OfType<SearchEngine>().FirstOrDefault(engine => engine.Url == Config.SearchEngineUrl);
+                
+                if (engineInfo == null){
+                    comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedIndex = searchEngineIndexCustom;
+                }
+                else{
+                    comboBoxSearchEngine.SelectedItem = engineInfo;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private void trackBarZoom_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e){
             if (trackBarZoom.AlignValueToTick()){
                 zoomUpdateTimer.Stop();
@@ -186,5 +232,19 @@ private void zoomUpdateTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e){
             Config.ZoomLevel = trackBarZoom.Value;
             zoomUpdateTimer.Stop();
         }
+
+        private sealed class SearchEngine{
+            private string Name { get; }
+            public string Url { get; }
+            
+            public SearchEngine(string name, string url){
+                Name = name;
+                Url = url;
+            }
+            
+            public override int GetHashCode() => Name.GetHashCode();
+            public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is SearchEngine other && Name == other.Name;
+            public override string ToString() => Name;
+        }
     }
 }

Core/TweetDeckBrowser.cs

@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ public void ShowTweetDetail(string columnId, string chirpId, string fallbackUrl)
             browser.ExecuteScriptAsync("TDGF_showTweetDetail", columnId, chirpId, fallbackUrl);
         }
 
+        public void AddSearchColumn(string query){
+            browser.ExecuteScriptAsync("TDGF_performSearch", query);
+        }
+
         public void TriggerTweetScreenshot(){
             browser.ExecuteScriptAsync("TDGF_triggerScreenshot()");
         }

Core/Utils/BrowserUtils.cs

@@ -127,6 +127,33 @@ public static void OpenExternalBrowser(string url){
             }
         }
 
+        public static void OpenExternalSearch(string query){
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))return;
+            
+            string searchUrl = Program.UserConfig.SearchEngineUrl;
+            
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchUrl)){
+                if (FormMessage.Question("Search Options", "You have not configured a default search engine yet, would you like to do it now?", FormMessage.Yes, FormMessage.No)){
+                    bool wereSettingsOpen = FormManager.TryFind<FormSettings>() != null;
+
+                    FormManager.TryFind<FormBrowser>()?.OpenSettings();
+                    if (wereSettingsOpen)return;
+
+                    FormSettings settings = FormManager.TryFind<FormSettings>();
+                    if (settings == null)return;
+
+                    settings.FormClosed += (sender, args) => {
+                        if (args.CloseReason == CloseReason.UserClosing && Program.UserConfig.SearchEngineUrl != searchUrl){
+                            OpenExternalSearch(query);
+                        }
+                    };
+                }
+            }
+            else{
+                OpenExternalBrowser(searchUrl+Uri.EscapeUriString(query));
+            }
+        }
+
         public static string GetFileNameFromUrl(string url){
             string file = Path.GetFileName(new Uri(url).AbsolutePath);
             return string.IsNullOrEmpty(file) ? null : file;

Resources/Scripts/code.js

@@ -1144,11 +1144,24 @@
         }
       }
       
-      $(".js-app-search-input").val("");
+      if (!("tweetduck" in data)){
-      $(".js-perform-search").blur();
+        $(".js-app-search-input").val("");
+        $(".js-perform-search").blur();
+      }
     }
   });
   
+  //
+  // Block: Setup global function to add a search column with the specified query.
+  //
+  onAppReady.push(function(){
+    let context = $._data(document, "events")["uiSearchInputSubmit"][0].handler.context;
+    
+    window.TDGF_performSearch = function(query){
+      context.performSearch({ query, tweetduck: true });
+    };
+  });
+  
   //
   // Block: Reorder search results to move accounts above hashtags.
   //

TweetDuck.csproj

@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Core\Other\Settings\Dialogs\DialogSettingsAnalytics.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>DialogSettingsAnalytics.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Core\Other\Settings\Dialogs\DialogSettingsSearchEngine.cs">
+      <SubType>Form</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Core\Other\Settings\Dialogs\DialogSettingsSearchEngine.Designer.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>DialogSettingsSearchEngine.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Core\Other\Settings\Dialogs\DialogSettingsCSS.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>