Personally I see Ubiquity as part of my Web Browsing experience, but you raise an interesting idea. In fact the more I think about it, the more I'd like to see Ubiquity on the desktop.
Good luck. Phil On Mar 26, 2:59 pm, "nicky.7" <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone with a comment? Do you (community) think this idea is "cool" or > not? > I would really like to work on ubiquity for Google Summer of Love so > if you have any other idea about ubiquity development i will think > about it. > Thanks. > Nicola > > On Mar 23, 10:43 pm, "nicky.7" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Further detail (Project aims): > > - Display ubiquity GUI on the desktop (outside firefox) > > - Launch ubiquity via shortkey (system wide) or a button in your > > panel. > > - Use ubiquity with selected text of any application > > Extra: > > - Write some example linux application command (play "Led zeppelin" > > with rithmbox) via experimental python feed and an application plugin. > > > On Mar 21, 8:09 pm, "nicky.7" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm writing my application for gsoc in order to work for ubiquity in > > > the desktop integration area. Basically mi idea is to implement it for > > > linux and windows in the way "Desktop Quicklaunch" do for mac. > > > I'm trying to figure out how to solve the following problem (or at > > > least a workaround): > > > With my idea the user must have firefox open. Some way to solve it: > > > - Start firefox automatically on startup minimized to tasklist (i know > > > it is possible) : we still have the problem when the user close > > > firefox. > > > - Start firefox minimized in the systemtray/notification area and > > > minimized there whenit is closed. > > > Another completely different way to solve this problem is to turn > > > ubiquity in a standalone xul application but i think this would bring > > > a lot of other problem (retrive user data,change all the code that is > > > firefox dependant) that require more time that i'd have with the > > > project. > > > Let me know your thoughts. > > > ps. in the mozilla idea's page (https://wiki.mozilla.org/ > > > Community:SummerOfCode09) there is no project about ubiquity. Do you > > > think my idea would be interesting for mozilla? > > > ps2. The idea has benn discussed also in this > > > thread:http://groups.google.com/group/ubiquity-firefox/browse_thread/thread/... > > > Nicola --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
