diff --git a/alternative_to/spice.html b/alternative_to/spice.html
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+ Alternative.to test
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diff --git a/alternative_to/spice.js b/alternative_to/spice.js
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+d = document;
+function nrat(alts)
+{
+ // console.log(alts);
+ var out, tmp;
+ out = "";
+
+ // validity check
+ if (alts['Items']) {
+
+ for (i in alts['Items']) {
+ var item = alts['Items'][i];
+
+ wrapper = d.createElement("div");
+ box = d.createElement("div");
+
+ link = d.createElement("a");
+ link.href = item['Url'];
+ link.innerHTML = item['Name'];
+
+ img = d.createElement("img");
+ img.src = item['IconUrl'];
+
+ box.appendChild(img);
+ box.appendChild(d.createElement("br"));
+ box.appendChild(link);
+
+ YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle(box, "text-align", "center");
+
+ YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle(box, "float", "left");
+ YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle(box, "margin", "10px");
+ YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle(box, "width", "60px");
+
+ wrapper.appendChild(box);
+
+ out += wrapper.innerHTML;
+
+ }
+
+ items = new Array();
+ items[0] = new Array();
+ items[0]['a'] = out;
+ items[0]['h'] = '';
+ items[0]['s'] = 'AlternativeTo';
+ items[0]['u'] = alts['Url'];
+ nra(items);
+ }
+}
+
diff --git a/alternative_to/spice.namespace b/alternative_to/spice.namespace
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diff --git a/alternative_to/spice.pl b/alternative_to/spice.pl
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+if ($q_check_lc =~ /^(?:(free|opensource|commercial))?\s*(?:alternatives?\s*to\s*)?([\w\-]+)(?:\sfor\s(.*))?$/i) {
+ #$call_extf = qq(/js/nrat.js);
+ if ($1 and $4) {
+ # license and platform specified - queries like:
+ # -> free alternative to firefox for mac
+ # -> opensource matlab for linux
+ $call_ext = qq(/iat/software/$3/?platform=$4&license=$1);
+ } elsif ($1) {
+ # lincense secified only:
+ # -> free nod32
+ # -> opensource alternative to omnigraffle
+ $call_ext = qq(/iat/software/$3/?license=$1);
+ } elsif ($4) {
+ # platform specified:
+ # -> TextMate for windows
+ # -> alternative to vim for linux
+ $call_ext = qq(/iat/software/$3/?platform=$4);
+ } elsif($2) {
+ # license and platform not specified
+ # in this case we need to match 'alternative(s) to':
+ # -> alternative to firefox
+ $call_ext = qq(/iat/software/$3);
+ }
+ $is_kill_pre_results = 1;
+}
+