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Ubuntu 10.04 Proposed Ubiquity Slideshow Goes Live

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The Ubuntu Ubiquity Slideshow is a project which uses Webkit that provides a slideshow when you install Ubuntu.



The new Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Ubiquity Slideshow which we were telling you about ~2 weeks ago is now live and you should be able to take a look for yourself by downloading an Ubuntu 10.04 daily build starting tomorrow (or by updating the installer but that didn't work for me - the package is probably not in the repositories yet).

Besides the improved look, there are some other changes too: the Ubuntu slideshow is now 816x500 pixels in size (it used to be 700x420), the slideshow now uses the official Firefox icon rather than a generic browser icon, as well as some other minor improvements.


Here are a few more screenshots:

New Proposed Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 Ubiquity Slideshow

The Ubuntu Ubiquity Slideshow is a project which uses Webkit that provides a slideshow when you install Ubuntu.


Here is how the Ubuntu 10.04 Ubiquity slideshow looks currently:

ubuntu ubiquity slideshow
(the complete slideshow can be found HERE)

Ubiquity (Ubuntu Installer) Is Getting A Slideshow

Ubiquity (the Ubuntu live CD's installer) is getting a slideshow that will play during the installation. The slideshow is written in HTML and CSS. The README file for the code indicates that slides should be 700x420 in order to fit on displays of 800x600. Since the PlaySlideshow.sh file only contains "xdg-open URL," I can assume the slideshow will appear in the default browser for the system being installed.

Here is a video of the slideshow (obviously, the slideshow is still in developments):




Source & video credits: I BEEN TO UBUNTU

TaskFox (Ubiquity in Firefox) Prototype

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Following right after the news that Mozilla plans to integrate the powerful command-line task interface Ubiquity, there's now a TaskFox prototype and a demo video available. The prototype and the demo give you good a taste of the way people will probably interact with tasks in their browsers in the very near future. Although the appearance of the TaskFox interface is obviously pretty rough so far, this preview does cover a lot of the major things users do in Ubiquity.

TaskFox actually improves on Ubiquity in an important way: results are entire keyboard-navigable. Being able to accomplish tasks mouse-free is one of the major advantages of a product like Ubiquity, so it's exciting to see TaskFox taking it to the next level. There are also some cool "tear-off" features, where you can drag out TaskFox results that you want to leave on your screen. If this is the future of Firefox, count me in.


Gmail Multiple Signatures

You can have multiple Gmail signatures in a variety of ways. Please note that some examples below work for any web email.

1. Through a bookmarklet:

gmail multiple sigs

Simply go to this page, create your signatures (they can be HTML too), then you will be given a link which you can drag to your bookmarks toolbar and then when writing an email, simply click on a bookmarklet and your signature is inserted in the email body.

2. Using Gmail Labs canned responses:

gmaiul canned responses

a. Enable Canned Responses in “Labs” in your gmail account.
b. Write out your email signature into your email as if you were writing a normal email.
c. Next save the signature as a canned response under any name, something like “My Main Signature” for example. (repeat this step for all your various signatures)
d. From now on, you can write emails as your normally would and once you’ve reached the foot of your email and ready to insert your signature - simply click the “Canned Responses” menu and select the appropriate signature.

3. Using a text complete Firefox addon:

textcomplete firefox addon

Previously mentioned Firefox addon TextComplete or any other similar addon can fill in an email signature in any email client by typing just 1-2 letters. For instance we can set 3 signatures: "s1", "s2" and "s3" and by typing either of those shortcodes and hitting ctrl + alt + Z, the text field is auto filled with our signature.

4. Using Firefox addon Blank Canvas Gmail:

Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures

Blank Canvas Gmail Signatures automatically inserts HTML signatures into your Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from. Supports up to four signatures for each address you have set up. Works for Compose Message and Reply/Forward.

5. Using Firefox addon WiseStamp

WiseStamp multiple email signatures

WiseStamp is an add-on that is still in beta. This Firefox extension enables you to create personalized multiple signatures for any web based email service.

With its rich text editor you can set up personal and business signatures (text or HTML). You can also include your IM identities and social profiles. The WiseStamp interface automatically adds the signature at the end of your email. Of course, it can also be added manually at a choice mouse cursor location and if you don’t want to sign off, just switch it off.

6. Using Ubiquity Firefox addon:

ubiquity multiple gmail signatures

Go to command editor and paste this:
CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "signature simple",
preview: "Insert your simple signature; simple eh?",
execute: function(){
CmdUtils.setSelection( "Your Signature" );
}
})

CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "signature full",
preview: "Insert your full signature.",
execute: function(){
CmdUtils.setSelection( "Your Signature\n\nhttp://yourwebsite.com\nYour Favorite Quote\nEt Cetera" );
}
})
replacing Your Signature\n\nhttp://yourwebsite.com\nYour Favorite Quote\nEt Cetera with your signature. Please note that "\n" adds another line so use it so you can have multiple lines in your signature. And of course, replace signature full and signature simple with the code you want to type so that your signatures gets inserted. Add as many as you want (there are only 2 in my example).