any chance of integrating the search box into the top bar?
i use some auto pagerize plugins that sort of get in the way. i know i could just turn it off, but that would brake its purpose.
also, i suppose this would help with general visibility of the search box, as most sites have theirs on top of their pages!
but it's definitely great to see search build into the site!
will make finding stuff on hn a lot more convenient.
You can do the same thing with a keyword bookmark in Firefox.
I've been searching HN all this time with a custom Google search including "site:news.ycombinator.com". I'll have to see if this is better. Google offers results filtered by date, which is really nice, since technology moves so incredibly fast.
You can add HNSearch as a custom search engine in Firefox as well. Just visit hnsearch.com, click on the favicon in the browser's search box and select "Add HNSearch".
I can't reproduce the Firefox steps you mention. I click on the favicon in the browser's search box and I don't get a chance to select "Add HNSearch," but rather a message saying "This website does not supply identity information."
but it's definitely great to see search build into the site! will make finding stuff on hn a lot more convenient.