Note: This page is old and obsolete. The proposal has effectively been done already in Ubiquity 0.5.
Mozilla Web Browser Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| exit-firefox
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exit
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direct object = thing to exit; default = 'firefox'.
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no
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| restart-firefox
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restart
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direct object = thing to restart; default = 'firefox'.
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no
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| close-window
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close
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direct object = one of (window, tab, related tabs)
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not much
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| tab
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switch
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to = (tab), direct object = tab name (as now)
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a little, but 'tab' or tab's name will suggest 'switch to tab foo'
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| close-tab
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see 'close-window'
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see 'close-window'
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not much
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| close-related-tabs
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see 'close-window'
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see 'close-window'
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not much
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| fullscreen
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turn
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'on' or 'off', and the thing to be turned on or off ('fullscreen').
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some
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| refresh
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refresh
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direct object = thing to be refreshed (default 'page')
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no
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| back
|
go
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one of ('back', 'forward', 'home')
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a little
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| forward
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go (see 'back')
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see 'back'
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a little
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| home
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go (see 'back')
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see 'back'
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a little
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| zoom
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zoom
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direct object = one of ('page', 'text'), target = percentage
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no
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| count
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count
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direct object = one of ('tabs', 'words')
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not much
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| print
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print
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direct object = thing to be printed (default 'page')
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not much
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| bookmark
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bookmark
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unchanged?
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no
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| tag
|
tag
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unchanged?
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no
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| bookmarklet
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run?
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and then bookmarklet is one of the arguments? I dunno
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maybe?
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Mozilla Map Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| map
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map
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unchanged
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unchanged
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| map-these
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this command doesn't work and should be removed
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until we get a working implementation
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and a theory for handling plural arguments
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Mozilla built-in commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| help
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help
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optional direct object = command name
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unchanged
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| command-editor
|
open
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direct object = one of ('command editor', 'command list', 'settings', 'bug reporter')
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somewhat
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| command-list
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open
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see 'command-editor'
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somewhat
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| settings
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open
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see 'command-editor'
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somewhat
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| report-bug
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open
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see 'command-editor'
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somewhat
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Mozilla Web Search Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| search
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search
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name of search engine, search string
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unchanged
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| google
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see 'search'
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google is an argument
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a little
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| wikipedia
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see 'search'
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wikipedia is an argument
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a little
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| imdb
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see 'search'
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imdb is an argument
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a little
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| yahoo-search
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see 'search'
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yahoo is an argument
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a little
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| amazon
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see 'search'
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amazon is an argument
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a little
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| VideoSurf
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see 'search'
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videosurf is an argument
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a little
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| youtube
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see 'search'
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youtube is an argument
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a little
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| flickr
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see 'search'
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flickr is an argument
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a little
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| bugzilla
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see 'search'
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bugzilla is an argument
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a little
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| msn-search
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see 'search'
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msn is an argument
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a little
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| ebay-search
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see 'search'
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ebay is an argument
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a little
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| ask-search
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see 'search'
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ask is an argument
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a little
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| answers-search
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see 'search'
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answers is an argument
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a little
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| yelp
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see 'search'
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yelp is an argument
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a little
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| weather
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check, or maybe 'report'
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direct object defaults to 'weather'
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| define
|
define
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direct object is word to define; may take provider argument
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unchanged
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| image-search
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see 'search'
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google images is an argument
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a little
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Mozilla Image-Related Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
|
| rotate-image
|
rotate
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direct object = one of ('image', 'page'). 'image' is a special argument like 'this' that resolves to a selected image only
|
a little
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| rotate-page
|
rotate
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see 'rotate-image'
|
a little
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| flip-page
|
flip
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direct object = ('page')
|
not really
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| desaturate-image
|
desaturate
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direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image
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not really
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| invert-image
|
invert
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direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image
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not really
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| edge-detect
|
? not sure how to make this into one word
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direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image
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not really
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Mozilla Email Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| detect-gmail-apps-domain
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? (I don't know what this command does)
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?
|
?
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| detect-email-provider
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? (I don't know what this command does either)
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?
|
?
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| email
|
email
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as now, but with additional provider argument e.g. 'using gmail'
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not much
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| last-email-from
|
get
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direct object 'last email', 'from' -> person
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somewhat
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| get-email-address
|
get
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direct object 'email address', 'for' -> person
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somewhat
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Mozilla Calendar Commands
| Old Command Name
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Proposed New Verb Name
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Proposed New Arguments
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Breaks current user habits?
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| add-to-calendar
|
add
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direct object = thing to add, 'to' -> ('calendar', etc)
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somewhat
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| check-calendar
|
check
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direct object = ('calendar', 'weather'), 'for'/'on' -> date
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somewhat
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