Q: Why the name Sogudi?
A: "So far, so good." --> Safari Sogudi.

Q: I'm also using Pith. (It keeps a floating window with Safari's window titles for quick reference and access - I like it much better than tabs!). The Sogudi Prefs shortcut <command><shift>, actually opens Pith's Preferences for me.
A: This is a problem with Pith. It "steals" this key combination, regardless of who else might be trying to use it. To be honest, Sogudi does too, but Pith wins because it is a separate application that steals the key combo after Safari (and Sogudi) has completed loading. The Sogudi window is still available, you just can't get to it by the key combo. Also, Pith hasn't been in development since February 2003 and the author admits that there is no further development plans, so I'm not going to worry too much about making Sogudi compatible with Pith. Having said that, it would probably be a good idea for me to make Sogudi's key combo a changeable option.

Q: Why does Sogudi 0.4.5 replace the "Google" with "Sogudi" in the search field.
A: Because I wanted it to. I want to be able to see when Sogudi is on and installed and when it isn't. I'm sorry if this throws off some people's delicate aesthetic sensibilities, but I like it, so it stays.

Q: Why does Sogudi interfere with AcidSearch and SafariKeywords?
A: Because all three plugins are trying to do essentially the same things and most likely use the same hooks into Safari. It's not surprising that they won't play well together.
On another note, about AcidSearch: I didn't know this was out there. It must have been developed well after Sogudi was begun. Some of it's features come close my original vision for Sogudi from over a year ago, but not quite. Now I must decide, should I back out some of the recent changes to Sogudi and leave that area for AcidSearch, or should I continue on without remorse?

Q: I don't understand this "@@@" thing. What does "Put @@@ into the Destination URL where you wish substitution to take place" mean? It is diffucult to translate this into another language...

A: An example may help:

Q: I lost, misplaced, or messed up the Sogudi window. How can I get it back?
A: Using a text editor:

1. Edit the Safari's preferences file at "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist"
2. Remove the lines:
   <key>NSWindow Frame SogudiShortcuts</key>
   <string> some numbers are here </string>
3. Save the edited file, and the Sogudi window will revert to it's factory location.

Q: I messed up my shortcuts, how can I go back to the default settings?
A: Delete the file "~/Library/Application Support/SogudiShortcuts.plist". Sogudi will then reload the factory set of shortcuts.

Q: If I upgrade OS X versions, will I lose Sogudi or my shortcuts?
A: Maybe, it depends on the upgrade version, method you use, phase of the moon, and if you keep your fingers crossed. To be safe:

1. Before upgrading, backup the SogudiShortcuts.plist file inside the "~/Library/Application Support" folder.
2. After the upgrade, reinstall Sogudi and put your backup shortcuts file back.

Q: Do you plan to charge for this program after the final release? If so, how much?
A: No plans to charge at this time. This will likely start a debate. At least it seems to everywhere else. So, here is the link: SogudiFreeOrNot

Q: Is there anything like this for Windows?
A: Yeah. Dave's Quick Search Toolbar and there are some cool tricks that it does that Sogudi might do someday, including currency conversion ...

Note: Most of the things that Dave's Quick Search Toolbar does can be accomplished using Sogudi shortcuts. Currency Conversions, Mathematical Expressions, People Lookup, etc. can all be done with Google now. There are examples of weather, stock quotes, reverse phone lookups, etc. on the SogudiTips page. -- KitzKikz

Q: You state on the SogudiFreeOrNot page that Sogudi has been installed on 900 separate computers. Does it phone home?
A: When Sogudi checks the central server for a newer version, the http server registers this as a hit and logs the typical information (ip address, client OS, etc.). This is the same log file all web servers use to track statistics. I counted unique ip addresses to get the count above, which is not an entirely accurate count of individual users. I imagine it is quite a lot higher now, though.

Q: How do I create a shortcut for sites that require queries be submitted using POST rather than GET?
A: I'm not sure, but take a look at the frmget bookmarklet at http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html

Q: Why doesn't the "Sogudi" item appear in the edit menu for my German / French / ... version of Safari.
A: This has been fixed in version 0.4b!

Q: Installer doesn't work or gets an error. What can I do?
A: This has been fixed in version 0.4.3 because I switched to a different installer. If you still have trouble, please let me know at sogudi»atamadison

Q: Is it possible to configure Sogudi not to write search strings and typed URLs into the console log? This creates a lot of clutter when one is monitoring the log, as well as being an unnecessary leak of potentially quite personal information. If it's not possible now, can you consider either eliminating the log feature from a future version or adding the option to turn it off?
A: This has been fixed in version 0.4.4

Q: Just a question about v0.4.4: Why did you remove the "precede with space for default" feature? I'm using it for google and as I used it thousands times since I use Sogudi, I can't get rid of it. Plus, it's one keystroke less for google, which is a good thing. I had nothing else to do than to go back to 0.4.3 :(
A: This feature has been added back into version 0.4.5