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Publisher's description of QuickView

Quickview is an extension to preview any link. Once installed, middle-click or ctrl /click, presto your gate opens for a peek. You can even select any text on the page, and click a virtual button on the bottom right part (or just press f9) to view what world is saying about the selected text.

You can also view WhoSpoke: Contextually, just-in time, find out what others are saying about the information you are watching and Web search: contextually search the link text on the web. Maybe someone has better information source. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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Editor's review of QuickView

In the crowded field of Web search tools, this Firefox extension's unintuitive approach and awkward design keep it out of the running, even as a runner up.

QuickView's interface isn't intuitive and there's no Help menu to get you started. We had to read the publisher's description to figure out what hot-key combinations worked to activate the program. Once you've selected your text on a Web page, hitting F9 or a button located on the right side of the page opens a separate window on top of whatever your viewing. The text on top of text made the screen look really cluttered. When we moved the mouse around, the window kept disappearing. Unlike other search tools that offer access to multiple search engines, QuickView only uses Google. We were able to click on any link listed in the window and the corresponding Web page appeared for us. There's a Who Spoke button and a Web Search button located at the top of the box, but clicking on them returned nothing. With these two extras out of order, there's nothing to differentiate QuickView from any other standard search tool.

While we were able to perform quick searches using this program, its interface was too cumbersome to use. We suggest you keep looking for a more user-friendly search tool.

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