Labs/Ubiquity/The Great Renaming
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Note: This page is old and obsolete. The proposal has effectively been done already in Ubiquity 0.5.
Mozilla Web Browser Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
exit-firefox | exit | direct object = thing to exit; default = 'firefox'. | no |
restart-firefox | restart | direct object = thing to restart; default = 'firefox'. | no |
close-window | close | direct object = one of (window, tab, related tabs) | not much |
tab | switch | to = (tab), direct object = tab name (as now) | a little, but 'tab' or tab's name will suggest 'switch to tab foo' |
close-tab | see 'close-window' | see 'close-window' | not much |
close-related-tabs | see 'close-window' | see 'close-window' | not much |
fullscreen | turn | 'on' or 'off', and the thing to be turned on or off ('fullscreen'). | some |
refresh | refresh | direct object = thing to be refreshed (default 'page') | no |
back | go | one of ('back', 'forward', 'home') | a little |
forward | go (see 'back') | see 'back' | a little |
home | go (see 'back') | see 'back' | a little |
zoom | zoom | direct object = one of ('page', 'text'), target = percentage | no |
count | count | direct object = one of ('tabs', 'words') | not much |
direct object = thing to be printed (default 'page') | not much | ||
bookmark | bookmark | unchanged? | no |
tag | tag | unchanged? | no |
bookmarklet | run? | and then bookmarklet is one of the arguments? I dunno | maybe? |
Mozilla Map Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
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map | map | unchanged | unchanged |
map-these | this command doesn't work and should be removed | until we get a working implementation | and a theory for handling plural arguments |
Mozilla built-in commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
help | help | optional direct object = command name | unchanged |
command-editor | open | direct object = one of ('command editor', 'command list', 'settings', 'bug reporter') | somewhat |
command-list | open | see 'command-editor' | somewhat |
settings | open | see 'command-editor' | somewhat |
report-bug | open | see 'command-editor' | somewhat |
Mozilla Web Search Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
search | search | name of search engine, search string | unchanged |
see 'search' | google is an argument | a little | |
wikipedia | see 'search' | wikipedia is an argument | a little |
imdb | see 'search' | imdb is an argument | a little |
yahoo-search | see 'search' | yahoo is an argument | a little |
amazon | see 'search' | amazon is an argument | a little |
VideoSurf | see 'search' | videosurf is an argument | a little |
youtube | see 'search' | youtube is an argument | a little |
flickr | see 'search' | flickr is an argument | a little |
bugzilla | see 'search' | bugzilla is an argument | a little |
msn-search | see 'search' | msn is an argument | a little |
ebay-search | see 'search' | ebay is an argument | a little |
ask-search | see 'search' | ask is an argument | a little |
answers-search | see 'search' | answers is an argument | a little |
yelp | see 'search' | yelp is an argument | a little |
weather | check, or maybe 'report' | direct object defaults to 'weather' | |
define | define | direct object is word to define; may take provider argument | unchanged |
image-search | see 'search' | google images is an argument | a little |
Mozilla Image-Related Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
rotate-image | rotate | direct object = one of ('image', 'page'). 'image' is a special argument like 'this' that resolves to a selected image only | a little |
rotate-page | rotate | see 'rotate-image' | a little |
flip-page | flip | direct object = ('page') | not really |
desaturate-image | desaturate | direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image | not really |
invert-image | invert | direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image | not really |
edge-detect | ? not sure how to make this into one word | direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image | not really |
Mozilla Email Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
detect-gmail-apps-domain | ? (I don't know what this command does) | ? | ? |
detect-email-provider | ? (I don't know what this command does either) | ? | ? |
as now, but with additional provider argument e.g. 'using gmail' | not much | ||
last-email-from | get | direct object 'last email', 'from' -> person | somewhat |
get-email-address | get | direct object 'email address', 'for' -> person | somewhat |
Mozilla Calendar Commands
Old Command Name | Proposed New Verb Name | Proposed New Arguments | Breaks current user habits? |
---|---|---|---|
add-to-calendar | add | direct object = thing to add, 'to' -> ('calendar', etc) | somewhat |
check-calendar | check | direct object = ('calendar', 'weather'), 'for'/'on' -> date | somewhat |