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	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
exit-firefox	exit	direct object = thing to exit; default = 'firefox'.	no
restart-firefox	restart	direct object = thing to restart; default = 'firefox'.	no
close-window	close	direct object = one of (window, tab, related tabs)	not much
tab	switch	to = (tab), direct object = tab name (as now)	a little, but 'tab' or tab's name will suggest 'switch to tab foo'
close-tab	see 'close-window'	see 'close-window'	not much
close-related-tabs	see 'close-window'	see 'close-window'	not much
fullscreen	turn	'on' or 'off', and the thing to be turned on or off ('fullscreen').	some
refresh	refresh	direct object = thing to be refreshed (default 'page')	no
back	go	one of ('back', 'forward', 'home')	a little
forward	go (see 'back')	see 'back'	a little
home	go (see 'back')	see 'back'	a little
zoom	zoom	direct object = one of ('page', 'text'), target = percentage	no
count	count	direct object = one of ('tabs', 'words')	not much
print	print	direct object = thing to be printed (default 'page')	not much
bookmark	bookmark	unchanged?	no
tag	tag	unchanged?	no
bookmarklet	run?	and then bookmarklet is one of the arguments? I dunno	maybe?

Mozilla Map Commands

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
map	map	unchanged	unchanged
map-these	this command doesn't work and should be removed	until we get a working implementation	and a theory for handling plural arguments

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
help	help	optional direct object = command name	unchanged
command-editor	open	direct object = one of ('command editor', 'command list', 'settings', 'bug reporter')	somewhat
command-list	open	see 'command-editor'	somewhat
settings	open	see 'command-editor'	somewhat
report-bug	open	see 'command-editor'	somewhat

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
search	search	name of search engine, search string	unchanged
google	see 'search'	google is an argument	a little
wikipedia	see 'search'	wikipedia is an argument	a little
imdb	see 'search'	imdb is an argument	a little
yahoo-search	see 'search'	yahoo is an argument	a little
amazon	see 'search'	amazon is an argument	a little
VideoSurf	see 'search'	videosurf is an argument	a little
youtube	see 'search'	youtube is an argument	a little
flickr	see 'search'	flickr is an argument	a little
bugzilla	see 'search'	bugzilla is an argument	a little
msn-search	see 'search'	msn is an argument	a little
ebay-search	see 'search'	ebay is an argument	a little
ask-search	see 'search'	ask is an argument	a little
answers-search	see 'search'	answers is an argument	a little
yelp	see 'search'	yelp is an argument	a little
weather	check, or maybe 'report'	direct object defaults to 'weather'
define	define	direct object is word to define; may take provider argument	unchanged
image-search	see 'search'	google images is an argument	a little

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
rotate-image	rotate	direct object = one of ('image', 'page'). 'image' is a special argument like 'this' that resolves to a selected image only	a little
rotate-page	rotate	see 'rotate-image'	a little
flip-page	flip	direct object = ('page')	not really
desaturate-image	desaturate	direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image	not really
invert-image	invert	direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image	not really
edge-detect	? not sure how to make this into one word	direct object defaults to 'image' which resolves to selected image	not really

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
detect-gmail-apps-domain	? (I don't know what this command does)	?	?
detect-email-provider	? (I don't know what this command does either)	?	?
email	email	as now, but with additional provider argument e.g. 'using gmail'	not much
last-email-from	get	direct object 'last email', 'from' -> person	somewhat
get-email-address	get	direct object 'email address', 'for' -> person	somewhat

Old Command Name	Proposed New Verb Name	Proposed New Arguments	Breaks current user habits?
add-to-calendar	add	direct object = thing to add, 'to' -> ('calendar', etc)	somewhat
check-calendar	check	direct object = ('calendar', 'weather'), 'for'/'on' -> date	somewhat