[DQSD-Users] Ubiquity

2009-07-24 Thread Glenn Carr
I'm using FireFox about 99% of the time for my browsing, and I just perused
the Ubiquity docs for creating commands:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_Source_Tip_Author_Tutorial#The_Ubiquity_Source_Tip_Command_Tutorial

They've done a very nice job with this framework/add-on.
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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread Shawn K. Hall
I don't think I could survive without DQSD. I install it on just about
every computer I touch. For some people, the basic "google search" is
all they need and when they discover it can do more they're thrilled.
For myself, I use DQSD custom searches to manage over 150 services,
applications and other functionality directly. Everything from Plesk to
phpMyAdmin to FTP, text formatting, sorting, conversion...I live in
DQSD, and find mysef WIN+S'ing on every computer I touch.

There is definitely a barrier to entry, though. People wanting to make
it do things beyond the basics have to learn how. We need a simpler
control interface. Simpler configuration (WYSIWYG) for setting
javascript variables - probably best stored in an XML file that's parsed
during load to compose the JS automatically.

It also needs to be more malleable. It should be able to plug into
browsers as a toolbar, desktop objects, web pages and so forth. Creating
a web-page to host the functionality and client-side settings (that may
be saved/preserved to the server as an option) may be the way to go -
and I've started it several times, reimagining the process each time.
It's just not there yet - and some of the functionality (like the
ability to run desktop commands) is getting even harder to implement as
security becomes more of a concern.

That's all a lot of work, though. Who has the time?

-Shawn



> -Original Message-
> From: David Blume [mailto:david.bl...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:00 AM
> To: DQSD users mailing list
> Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...
> 
> It's one of the most important applications on my computer.  
> My favorite feature is still the ":" suffix for the mwd 
> search, because I'm constantly checking definitions and 
> usage.  Here's a post from two years ago: 
> http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html  If we checked my 
> history usage you'd probably see:
> 
> : 
> 
> wik 
> yt 
>  /images
> 
> Seriously, that mwd popup is a thing of unparalleled beauty.  
> It brings me to tears every time mwd changes the format of 
> their page, breaking that search.
> 
> --David
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:21 AM,  wrote:
> 
> 
>   Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the 
> last 9 months)
>   as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?
>   
>   Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?
>   
>   Tom.
>   
> 
> 
> 



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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread David Blume
It's one of the most important applications on my computer.  My favorite
feature is still the ":" suffix for the mwd search, because I'm constantly
checking definitions and usage.  Here's a post from two years ago:
http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html  If we checked my history usage
you'd probably see:

:

wik 
yt 
 /images

Seriously, that mwd popup is a thing of unparalleled beauty.  It brings me
to tears every time mwd changes the format of their page, breaking that
search.

--David

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:21 AM,  wrote:

> Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the last 9 months)
> as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?
>
> Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?
>
> Tom.
>
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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread Michael Kairys
> Well, personnaly I still couldn't live without dqsd and use it on a
> minutely basis. :)
> 
> The low volume maybe means it's a mature product now.

I agree, on both counts.

I think it would be cool to have it as a Sidebar gadget, but otherwise I'm
quite happy with it as-is.


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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread tom . corcoran
I meant to include this link...
http://lifehacker.com/5145709/make-ubiquity-your-ultimate-firefox-commander

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:21:06 +
From: tom.corco...@moonbade.com
Subject: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the last 9 months)
as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?

Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?

Tom.



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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread Kim Gräsman
Hi Tom,

I dunno, I still use it a lot, but I notice that I haven't had much
time to develop it further lately...

But I notice I often wish it worked differently, not docked to the
taskbar, for example. Maybe new users have found the competitors more
fulfilling.

- Kim

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:21,   wrote:
> Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the last 9 months)
> as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?
>
> Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?

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Re: [DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread MLL
Well, personnaly I still couldn't live without dqsd and use it on a 
minutely basis. :)

The low volume maybe means it's a mature product now.

MLL

tom.corco...@moonbade.com wrote:
> Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the last 9 months)  
> as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?
> 
> Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?
> 
> Tom.
> 
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[DQSD-Users] Ubiquity...

2009-03-27 Thread tom . corcoran
Is the mailing list traffic (handfuls of threads in the last 9 months)  
as indicator of dqsd's waning popularity I wonder?

Have any firefox users played with Ubiquity ?

Tom.

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