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{| class= Graphical Command Line Interface "fullwidth-table"|-| style= "font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Feature| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Status| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | ETA| style="font-weight: bold; background: #DDD;" | Owner|-<section begin="status" />| [[DevTools/Features/GCLI]]| {{StatusHealthy|status=Prototype implementation being integrated with Firefox.}}| YYYY-MM-DD| Kevin Dangoor<section end="status" />|-|}
Cockpit was created as part of the merger between Mozilla Skywriter and Ajax.org's Ace. It provides a graphical command line interface. Thisdocument describes our planned evolution of Cockpit as part of ouroverall tools effort.== Summary ==
= Open Questions =The Graphical Command Line Interface (GCLI), which you may see referred to as "Cockpit" at times, is intended as a way for users to quickly navigate and control the developer tools from the keyboard. The GCLI is designed to make the available commands easily discoverable and easy to correctly run with the right parameters. Unlike the JavaScript command lines provided by existing tools like the Web Console, the GCLI provides commands that are faster to type.
# can we build command metadata for functions like alert from IDL?# select elements via CSS selectors Ultimately, the GCLI is an attempt to provide easy keyboard control to a diverse and then pass that feature-rich set of tools. If you try to figure out how to object inspector or DOM inspector etccontrol one of the traditional web developer tools with the keyboard, you'll see what the current approach lacks.# output area with full UIs for things like inspection?
= Week of 21 March = Release Requirements ==
* {{bug|642505}} Continue embedding Firefox features and add-ons can register new commands to be available in WebConsolethe GCLI* {{bug|642231}} Prepare GCLI Integrates with the Web Console for reviewoutput* {{bug|642226}} allow use without input elementElectrolysis-ready
These bugs can be defined, and documented without being completed:== Next Steps ==
* {{bug|642189}} support grouped parameters* {{bug|642238}} add typing to return valuesContain scope for initial release
= Distant Future (beyond next week) = Related Bugs & Dependencies ==
Major features that we are looking to work on, these are roughly sorted in order of importanceSee the [http://mozilla.github.com/devtools/2011/status.html#gcli status page] for bugs.
* {{bug|641903}} create a global command registry* {{bug|642196}} allow JS to be entered using {}* {{bug|642241}} experiment with better UI presentation methods* {{bug|642239}} add history retention* {{bug|642237}} add menu hierarchy* {{bug|642240}} add URIs for reference to everything* {{bug|642242}} embed help as commands== Team ==
There The GCLI is an experiment and it will take a meta bug ({{bug|642229}}) little time to bring these get the UX right. We want your help and other bugs together.feedback! Send email to dev-apps-firefox
= Bugs =* Joe Walker: lead developer and feature designer* Kevin Dangoor: PM
Other bugs for us to work on. These should really be discovered using some sort of search, keeping this list up to date could be a drag. Maybe we should raise a bug for that.== Designs ==
* {{bug|642400}} define 'environment'* {{bug|642401}} allow preferences to have custom scopes* ensure canon.addCommands does as the docs say it should* Requisition._onAssignmentChange:~559 shouldn't fire events when bumping posn* give all arguments some position and a fill-with-default systemTBD
= Old Tasks = Goals/Use Cases ==
Week of 14 MarchA Web Console user should be able to change filters or clear the console entirely with the keyboard.
* Array argumentsSomeone who wants to compare the styles of a set of page elements should be able to run a command to select some elements and then another command to open the Style Inspector, all without reaching for the mouse. == Non-Goals == * Embed in Ace again with find and For this project, we're not looking to replace and goto the Web Console's JavaScript command linewith the GCLI. After we are comfortable with the UX, we will revisit that. __NOTOC__ [[Category:Feature]][[Category:Firefox]][[Category:DevTools]]* Update type names in Pilot[[Category:Priority 1]]
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