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Ubiquity is still a work in progress, and we are eager for you to join our virtual team to experiment. If, when reading this tutorial, you think of a way that Ubiquity could be made easier to use, or an idea for its future development, we hope you'll take a moment to [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/products/mozilla_ubiquity share your thoughts]. By getting involved with Ubiquity while the project is still in its early stages, you have an opportunity to shape the direction of its growth. | Ubiquity is still a work in progress, and we are eager for you to join our virtual team to experiment. If, when reading this tutorial, you think of a way that Ubiquity could be made easier to use, or an idea for its future development, we hope you'll take a moment to [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/products/mozilla_ubiquity share your thoughts]. By getting involved with Ubiquity while the project is still in its early stages, you have an opportunity to shape the direction of its growth. | ||
= The Basics = | |||
== Starting Ubiquity == | == Starting Ubiquity == | ||
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You could have achieved the same thing by typing "define aglet"—or just "def aglet", or even "def this". (Ubiquity understands "this" to refer to the selection.) | You could have achieved the same thing by typing "define aglet"—or just "def aglet", or even "def this". (Ubiquity understands "this" to refer to the selection.) | ||
= More Command Examples = | |||
== Emailing == | == Emailing == | ||
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I'm taken to the GMail "compose new email" page. The chunk of the page that I selected is reproduced in the body of my email, the "to" field is filled with the email address I selected, and the "subect" field contains the title of the web page I was on. I can now edit this email to add anything else I want to say, before clicking "Send". | I'm taken to the GMail "compose new email" page. The chunk of the page that I selected is reproduced in the body of my email, the "to" field is filled with the email address I selected, and the "subect" field contains the title of the web page I was on. I can now edit this email to add anything else I want to say, before clicking "Send". | ||
== The Map command == | |||
== The Translate command == | |||
= Going Further = | |||
== Getting Help and Discovering Commands == | == Getting Help and Discovering Commands == | ||
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Note that this is exactly the same result as you could have gotten by selecting the formula and issuing "Calculate" by typing into the input box, then hitting Return. | Note that this is exactly the same result as you could have gotten by selecting the formula and issuing "Calculate" by typing into the input box, then hitting Return. | ||
== Teaching Ubiquity New Commands == | == Teaching Ubiquity New Commands == | ||