Mozilla is planning to include simple-text commands and desktop web apps in the next version of Firefox.
Firefox 3.2 will see the company build the Mozilla Labs project, Ubiquity, into the browser. Ubiquity allows users to type natural language phrases into the browser to perform certain tasks, such as typing "map 10 Downing Street" to instantly see a Google map of that address, or "share-on-delicious" to bookmark the site you're currently visiting on the social news site.
Ubiquity, which is already available in beta form, currently requires users to press Ctrl + Space to enter the text commands, but Mozilla is aiming to integrate the feature into the address bar (or "Awesome Bar") for the next version of the browser.
Firefox architect Mike Connor said it's part of a plan to develop more ambitious features for the browser. "We're looking at where we can incorporate features from Mozilla Labs," he told PC Pro in an exclusive interview. "We're looking for more pure innovation than just incrementally getting better. It's nice to try stuff where we don't know if it's going to work."
"All the stuff we set out to do in the beginning is already done," Connor, who's been working on Firefox since the days it was known as Firebird, added. "What next? Make it faster? That's not really a great answer for us."
Connor said the company has been impressed by the level of interest in Ubiquity already. "The response has been really fantastic," he said. "It's got to the point where we have as many Ubiquity commands as [Firefox] Extensions."
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The new version of Firefox will most likely have even stricter pop up blockers built in, I'm looking forward to seeing how it will effect the way people use the internet.
wow a better and impressive version
I love Mozilla Firefox,it is best browser.and they are making it more cool
QUOTE (5220xpress @ Jul 12 2009, 03:48 AM)  I love Mozilla Firefox,it is best browser.and they are making it more cool The latest version is cool and fast
Mozilla have revealed Firefox 3.2 will integrate the 'Ubiquity' and 'Prism' Mozilla Labs projects into the browser, after admitting everything they wanted to do from the beginning has now been done. "We're looking for more pure innovation than just incrementally getting better. It's nice to try stuff where we don't know if it's going to work...
QUOTE (realist @ Feb 10 2009, 03:50 AM) Mozilla is planning to include simple-text commands and desktop web apps in the next version of Firefox. Firefox 3.2 will see the company build the Mozilla Labs project, Ubiquity, into the browser. Ubiquity allows users to type natural language phrases into the browser to perform certain tasks, such as typing "map 10 Downing Street" to instantly see a Google map of that address, or "share-on-delicious" to bookmark the site you're currently visiting on the social news site. Ubiquity, which is already available in beta form, currently requires users to press Ctrl + Space to enter the text commands, but Mozilla is aiming to integrate the feature into the address bar (or "Awesome Bar") for the next version of the browser. Firefox architect Mike Connor said it's part of a plan to develop more ambitious features for the browser. "We're looking at where we can incorporate features from Mozilla Labs," he told PC Pro in an exclusive interview. "We're looking for more pure innovation than just incrementally getting better. It's nice to try stuff where we don't know if it's going to work." "All the stuff we set out to do in the beginning is already done," Connor, who's been working on Firefox since the days it was known as Firebird, added. "What next? Make it faster? That's not really a great answer for us." Connor said the company has been impressed by the level of interest in Ubiquity already. "The response has been really fantastic," he said. "It's got to the point where we have as many Ubiquity commands as [Firefox] Extensions." pcpro.co.uk the ubiquity thing sounds very nice. how exactly do you use it in this latest version though? |
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