Mozilla Ubiquity - Useful and fun
So i've been checking out Ubiquity and playing with it a bit. Even in its "early, rough" state, it is fun stuff to play with and definitely useful!
I even had the time (about 2 min cause I just copied one of their commands) to create a custom command for is.gd the shorter URL service.
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CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
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name: "isgd",
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takes: {"url to shorten": noun_arb_text},
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preview: "Replaces the selected URL with an is.gd URL.",
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execute: function( url )
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{
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var baseUrl = "http://is.gd/api.php";
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var params = {longurl: url.text};
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jQuery.get( baseUrl, params, function( isgdUrl )
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{
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CmdUtils.setSelection( isgdUrl );
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})
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}
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})
To add this command jsut open up Ubiquity (opt/ctrl+Space) and type command-editor, then hit enter. Add the code (it automatically saves as you type). Then your good to go.
To use the new command, have some text selected in a new email or blog post, open Ubiquity type isgd, then the url, hit enter and the text that was selected will be replaced with the shortened URL.
Shortening a URL with is.gd and Ubiquity
Of course there are plenty of other ways you can use/play with Ubiquity.
Ubiquity's Intro: http://is.gd/1Wns
Custom Commands: http://is.gd/1Ydc
That's right, I even used Ubiquity to create the links above.
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