Instead of commands I think we should call them tricks. I like the bag of tricks reference.
I didn't mean to suggest we change the name, I just think these foxes are f*ing cute as all hell. But it might be useful when we merge into FF mainline or the battle for mindshare in general. -Zac On Nov 10, 11:25 am, "Gray Norton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or was the idea to call Ubiquity itself "Silver Fox," and the Herd something > more like "Tricktionary" or "Bag of Tricks"? > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Atul Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm, interesting. So are you suggesting that we call the Herd "Silver > > Fox"? It has a nice ring to it. Only possible confusion that could occur > > is that some techies may think that it's some kind of version of Firefox > > packaged with Silverlight, but whatever. :P > > > - Atul > > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 2:45 PM, indolering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> So I was thinking, how our vocabulary is giving users the wrong idea, > >> commands make it seem like a super AI, CLI's make it 80's DOS scary, > >> and how unattractive Dictionary sounds. While I had a participant > >> wowing at all the things the Ub intro video showed off: Ub has > >> Tricks. We can teach FF new Tricks, and so can they. > > >> There is an important evolutionary psychological study/accident of > >> breading foxes to be more docile for the fur industry. After 50 years > >> they now sell the Silver Fox as incredibly cute domesticated pets > >> (just skip to the video): > >>http://blog.videosift.com/lucky760/Turning-Foxes-Into-House-Pets > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tame_Silver_Fox > > >> -Zak > > >> p.s. No we can't get them in the US. Dammit. > > >> On Nov 8, 10:54 am, "Fernando Takai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > I JUST TOUGH ABOUT THE DICTONARY! > > >> > I think it's a great name. =D =D =D > > >> > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Atul Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > Hmmm, well, ideally this library won't just contain verbs, right? > >> It'll > >> > > contain noun types too? In which case maybe we should call it ... THE > >> > > DICTIONARY! > > >> > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Fernando Takai < > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> > >> I really prefer verb than command. =D > >> > >> We need to rename herd, because common users wouldn't know (sorry for > >> the > >> > >> bad word) wtf Herd is. The Library is good, but what about a simpler > >> name? > >> > >> (i don't have any suggestions know, but we need something that shows > >> that it > >> > >> is a verb aggregation) > > >> > >> Another thing we need is an index page to ubiquity.firefox.com. Even > >> if > >> > >> it's simple, we need one. > > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Atul Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >>> I agree with Zak and Jono that we may want to rename the Herd, or at > >> > >>> least make it a section of whatever the new site will be called, > >> since it's > >> > >>> really much bigger in scope from what the Herd was originally > >> intended for. > > >> > >>> I like "The Library". I'm a bit hesitant to actually use the word > >> > >>> "command" in there just because it sounds a bit technical... what > >> ever > >> > >>> happened to our use of the word "verb", anyhow? :) > > >> > >>> - Atul > > >> > >>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Jono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >>>> I agree that The Herd should be renamed. > > >> > >>>> I understand the reasons Atul had for choosing that name, but it's > >> > >>>> difficult to explain to new users. > > >> > >>>> What do we expect people to mostly be using The Herd for? To > >> discover > >> > >>>> new commands to subscribe to, right? It seems that ranking > >> commands > >> > >>>> for safety, commenting on them, and looking up statistics about > >> them > >> > >>>> are all secondary to the main purpose of discovering new commands > >> that > >> > >>>> you might want. Therefore, I think it should have a name that > >> > >>>> reflects that. The page could simply be called "Command Finder" or > >> > >>>> "Command Library" or "Discover Commands" or something like that, > >> and > >> > >>>> people would understand what it was for much more than "The Herd". > > >> > >>>> --Jono > > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Fernando "Takai" > >> > >>http://flickr.com/photos/supeertakai > >> > >>http://fernandotakai.wordpress.com > >> > >>http://fernandotakai.jaiku.com > > >> > -- > >> > Fernando "Takai" > >>http://flickr.com/photos/supeertakaihttp://fernandotakai.wordpress.co... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ubiquity-firefox" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubiquity-firefox?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
