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72. A bookmarklet for finding Images based on tagwords from Flickr

Posted on WisdomBay @ 6:05 PM 12-04-2006 | Post by Pramod S Nair

This Bookmarklet can be used for finding images from Flickr based on keywords submitted by the user

javascript:(function() {if(navigator.appName=='Netscape'){obj=document.getSelection()}else{obj=document.selection.createRange().text};if(!obj){obj=prompt('Enter the tag according to which to find images from Flickr : ','');}if(obj){ul=' http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/?q=';window.open(ul+escape(obj))} }) ()

How to Install :
1. Copy the code given above to clipboard.
2. Add a new entry to your Favorites menu.
3. Take the property of the newly added Bookmark by right clicking on it from Favorites menu and paste the copied code in to the URL textbox in the resultant property box.
4. Press Ok. (If an warning message is shown regarding Javascript Protocol, continue with the Yes button)
5. Now if you need to lookup images from Flickr, then use this bookmarklet.