Sidebar/Framed queri.ac for cyber cafés?

[ycc]

Are there any plans to make a sidebar or framed (eg.:
http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=cmdline) version of queri.ac?
It would make queri.ac easier to use from internet cafés...

[Zeke Sikelianos]

This is another good idea. I'll add it to the pile!

When I'm on the move, I usually find myself just prepending my queries
with the domain and my account, like so: queri.ac/zeke/g+foo

ycc, are you a developer by chance? This is the kind of hack that
would work well as a third-party mini-application..

I'm excited by your enthusiasm for Queriac, and it's got me thinking
more about getting back into development on it. The biggest priority
for me is to build a firefox extension with jQuery bundled in, so
users can easily run bookmarklets just like regular commands without
having to do any extra legwork, and commands can be written in jQuery-
ish javascript, making them shorter and more powerful.

Anyone know any extension developers?

Zeke

[ycc]

> This is another good idea. I'll add it to the pile!

Thank you! Though, I don't want to give you work - I know you're busy
doing tonnes of other stuff (Saw on your blog that you're also a
designer. -very nice things there!)

>The biggest priority for me is to build a firefox extension with jQuery bundled in, so
> users can easily run bookmarklets just like regular commands without
> having to do any extra legwork

You're absolutely right! - I've checked out similar services :
startcommand.com (japanese, is maybe the one that resembles the most
to queri.ac. It has simpler options and ubiquity script generation for
each command. Example: http://www.startcommand.com/info/command/610),
and others: quick.as, web-cmd.appspot.com, sugarcodes.com,
yeahway.com, ambedo.com, wunderbar.com ...
To me, the best ones are: yubnub and queri.ac =D

But none of them support javascript like queri.ac
So making bookmarklets more accessible is good thinking.

In my case, I generally avoid anything that needs to be installed as
you can't do that at everywhere. Thats' why I was asking for a sidebar
or frame.

> This is the kind of hack that would work well as a third-party mini-application..

You mean like ubiquity, userscript, google toolbar button ? ..or XUL ?
Are you planning write an API?


Is a mobile version in your pile? (as mobile pages can sometimes be
used as sidebars.)

> ycc, are you a developer by chance?

> Anyone know any extension developers?

No & no, sorry
maybe, with the help of an API, I could try - no guaranty it'll work.


Thanks