how do i modify the search block to have a drop down list of modules

example

when i select news in the drop down it will only search in the news module


i've seen some XOOPS site that does this

anyone ?

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While I don't have an exact answer for you, I can give you some pointers unless someone else can give you the code.

You will need to edit both the code for the block (in /modules/system/blocks/system_blocks.php, find the b_system_search_show function) and it's associated template (/modules/system/templates/blocks/system_block_search.html, but done via the database or your themes).

In the block code, you will need to run a SQL query to get the active modules similar to what is done in the xoops_module_list function found in /modules/system/admin/modulesadmin/modulesadmin.php. Then you load that into an array (say as $modules) and pass it into the $block array (say as $block['modules']).

In the HTML template, you will need to see if $block.modules exists, then loop through them into a drop down select button.

Hope that helps, some. If you get it figured out, then please post here for everyone else to help out. It's a good idea, and similar to what I was trying to do recently with a theme solution to be able to search the current module, but even enhances upon that concept.