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Working with Advanced Queries in the Live Search Box (www.gstories.com)

So, now that you’ve (a) provisioned a Live Search Box for your site, and (b) updated it with a cool look and feel, you are finally ready to build the search query of your dreams.
Back in the old days, search boxes generally gave you two options: (1) search the whole Web or (2) search only your site

Hacking the Look and Feel of the Live Search Box (www.gstories.com)

We’ve just posted an article on dev.live.com that looks at a few simple hacks you can do with the Live Search Box, to change its look and feel. You can use these hacks to make the search box fit better into the design of your site. List of hacks:

Applying the Windows Live styling to the basic search box
Adding default text to the search box
Auto-selecting the search box when the page loads
Ensuring compatibility with ActiveX and other smart objects
But this is really only the beginning of what you can do

Add Search to Your Site with the Live Search Box (www.gstories.com)

(And, yes, it supports Firefox too!)
Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of the Live Search Box, to bring the power of search to your Web site or blog through a cool widget. Check it out:

When the user enters a query, the search box dynamically builds a floating <DIV> on your page to display the search results