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I am really looking forward to Taskfox, at least if it can solve some of the problems Ubiquity had. Unfortunately, I haven't seen all that much excitement for i

I am really looking forward to Taskfox, at least if it can solve some of the problems Ubiquity had. Unfortunately, I haven't seen all that much excitement for it.

mmclark 16y ago
Is TaskFox included in FF4? There's no reference to it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_4_for_developers.. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_4_for_developers...
- pavs 16y ago
  Its not ready for primetime yet. Roadmap: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox/Status https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox/Status
  - mmclark 16y ago
    That page was last updated in April 2009. Looks like the project's in deep freeze (or is being developed elsewhere).
Silhouette 16y ago
Could someone familiar with Ubiquity/Taskfox please post a quick summary of what these things are/do? The linked article was utterly uninformative, and the onward link goes to a page about Ubiquity on the Mozilla site that contains so much buzzword bullshit that I just tuned it out and closed the window after half a minute, still none the wiser about what it really does.
- pavs 16y ago
  less than 5 second worth of google search got me this: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox Also the Article has a video embedded that explains exactly what TaskFox does. How did you miss it?
- johngunderman 16y ago
  They basically act as a "browser console". From within your browser, they allow you to type out a command and have it performed in real time. For example, you can type 'd', tab complete it to "define", and then type any word you'd like to define. The definition will be shown as you type. You can even highlight words in the text of the page and then start ubiquity/taskfox and type "define". Ubiquity/Taskfox will understand that you mean to define the highlighted word and perform accordingly. Of course, a feature to define words is only one of many. With Ubiquity you can search Google or Wikipedia, translate between languages, send the current page as a email, post to your twitter, get maps and driving directions, and perform tons of useful tasks, all from typing a simple pseudo-english phrase of what you want. EDIT: You might find this useful: http://vimeo.com/4062903 http://vimeo.com/4062903
  - Silhouette 16y ago
    Thanks, that was much more informative.

I am really looking forward to Taskfox, at least if it can solve some of the problems Ubiquity had. Unfortunately, I haven't seen all that much excitement for it.

mmclark 16y ago

Is TaskFox included in FF4? There's no reference to it here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_4_for_developers.. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Firefox_4_for_developers...

pavs 16y ago
Its not ready for primetime yet. Roadmap: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox/Status https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox/Status
- mmclark 16y ago
  That page was last updated in April 2009. Looks like the project's in deep freeze (or is being developed elsewhere).

Silhouette 16y ago

Could someone familiar with Ubiquity/Taskfox please post a quick summary of what these things are/do? The linked article was utterly uninformative, and the onward link goes to a page about Ubiquity on the Mozilla site that contains so much buzzword bullshit that I just tuned it out and closed the window after half a minute, still none the wiser about what it really does.

pavs 16y ago
less than 5 second worth of google search got me this: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox https://wiki.mozilla.org/Taskfox Also the Article has a video embedded that explains exactly what TaskFox does. How did you miss it?
johngunderman 16y ago
They basically act as a "browser console". From within your browser, they allow you to type out a command and have it performed in real time. For example, you can type 'd', tab complete it to "define", and then type any word you'd like to define. The definition will be shown as you type. You can even highlight words in the text of the page and then start ubiquity/taskfox and type "define". Ubiquity/Taskfox will understand that you mean to define the highlighted word and perform accordingly. Of course, a feature to define words is only one of many. With Ubiquity you can search Google or Wikipedia, translate between languages, send the current page as a email, post to your twitter, get maps and driving directions, and perform tons of useful tasks, all from typing a simple pseudo-english phrase of what you want. EDIT: You might find this useful: http://vimeo.com/4062903 http://vimeo.com/4062903
- Silhouette 16y ago
  Thanks, that was much more informative.