Command Lines and the Future of Firefox 360
Barence writes "Mozilla has revealed how it plans to integrate plain text commands directly into future versions of Firefox. Dubbed Taskfox, the move sees Mozilla's Ubiquity project become part of the browser itself, allowing users to type commands directly into the address bar. You can, for example, type 'map cleveland street london' to bring up a Google Map of that location, or 'amazon-search the great gatsby' to find that book on Amazon, without visiting the website directly. 'The basic idea behind Taskfox is simple: take the time-saving ideas behind Ubiquity, and put them into Firefox,' the Taskfox wiki claims. 'That means allowing users to quickly access information and perform tasks that would normally take several steps to complete.'"
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screenshots (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, they have actual screenshots of the commandline interface. Who would have thought that was possible.
Re:works great (Score:5, Funny)
Emacs (Score:5, Funny)
Firefox is gonna be like the Emacs Operating System ... only bigger
Re:I would very much like... (Score:5, Funny)
I recommend they call it the "damned dirty apes" button.
Too Late (Score:5, Funny)
You are eaten by a grue.
Do it right (Score:4, Funny)
It would be nice, but not as "let me guess half way what you want as you type in the address bar" kind of thing. Much of that is there already. If you want to add a real command line, then create an add-on with multi-line commands, some logic built-in, perhaps piping. In other words, do a "bashy" thing.
While we're at it, why not allow execution of scripts written in this new language? Now, that would be cool.
sudo rm -rf / (Score:2, Funny)
Oops, I deleted the Internet. Sorry.
Re:Sounds like AwesomeBar 2.0 (Score:5, Funny)
Any feature added to computers since 1978 is bad. Anything that allows normal humans who haven't dedicated their lives to understanding the machine to use a computer is evil. The interface was perfected when it was arcane and required years of study to use effectively. Everything since then is simply a conspiracy between Intel and Microsoft to make money.
Even better (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In the beginning (Score:2, Funny)
You mean browsers will get a punch card interface?
i know... (Score:3, Funny)
let's call it phoenix, so it can rise from the ashes of firefox?
Re:In the beginning (Score:5, Funny)
God creates dinosaurs
God destroys dinosaurs
God creates man
Man creates dinosaurs
Dinosaurs eat man
Woman inherits the Earth
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:4, Funny)
sudo make me a sandwich
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:5, Funny)
sudo make me a sandwich
Zap, you're a sandwich.
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:4, Funny)
You are a sandwich and you're in a dark room. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:2, Funny)
sudo torch! sudo torch!
dammit, it's not worki
You have been eaten by a grue. Game over.
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hclewk the Sandwich St:16 Dx:11 Co:14 In:9 Wi:15 Ch:10 Chaotic
Dlvl:1 $:0 HP:14(14) Pw:4(4) AC:4 Exp:1
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:4, Funny)
Beautiful! I didn't know /. allowed posting screenshots.
Re:slashdot-search idle interesting (Score:4, Funny)
The Zen master then responds, "Where's my change?"
The hot dog vendor replies "change comes from within."