Idea that's maybe been raised before: Default alternate URL

[Lenoxus]

So maybe this is something one can already do, or whose im/possibility
has already been discussed, or whatever. In any case, here's the idea:
to make it so that when no input is given for the (q) part of a
command, a different URL is used. For example, I have it set up so
that "fb" searches Facebook. When I just type "fb", it naturally goes
to the Facebook search page at http://www.facebook.com/srch.php , when
I'd love it to go to the Facebook home page. Thoughts?

[Gabriel Horner]

Hi Lenoxus,
It's possible to do that by toggling a command's option. My google
reader command, http://queri.ac/commands/sgr, changes from home page
to search depending on the presence of the search option. For example:
To search within google reader: gr -s ruby
To go to google reader's home page: gr

If you haven't tried queriac's options I recommend reading:
http://queri.ac/options_tutorial

Gabriel

[Lenoxus]

OK, I guess that's all right… but you're *sure* there isn't any way to
shorten the horrible tedium of typing -s? ;)

On Mar 25, 2:18 pm, Gabriel Horner <gabriel.hor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Lenoxus,
>   It's possible to do that by toggling a command's option. My google

> reader command,http://queri.ac/commands/sgr, changes from home page

> to search depending on the presence of the search option. For example:
>   To search within google reader: gr -s ruby
>   To go to google reader's home page: gr
>
> If you haven't tried queriac's options I recommend reading:http://queri.ac/options_tutorial
>
> Gabriel
>

> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Lenoxus <lenox...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So maybe this is something one can already do, or whose im/possibility
> > has already been discussed, or whatever. In any case, here's the idea:
> > to make it so that when no input is given for the (q) part of a
> > command, a different URL is used. For example, I have it set up so
> > that "fb" searches Facebook. When I just type "fb", it naturally goes

> > to the Facebook search page athttp://www.facebook.com/srch.php, when

[Zeke Sikelianos]

You could always just create a differnt command for the shortcut..
that's what I usually do.. that way my query history isn't muddled
with empties.