Operator (extension) explained
Operator |
Screenshot Size: | 300px |
Developer: | Mike Kaply |
Latest Release Version: | 0.9.5.6 |
Latest Release Date: | July 31, 2010 |
Operating System: | Cross-platform |
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Website: | Mike's Musings |
Operator was an extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser.[1] [2] It parses and acts upon a number of microformats,[3] as well as validating them.
Operator lets the user access microformats through a number of methods, all of which are optional: a toolbar, a toolbar button, a status bar icon, a location bar icon, or a sidebar.
It has native support for several microformats:
and is extensible,[5] in that users can add new actions for the included microformats, or specify additional microformat recognition.
Operator was written by Mike Kaply of IBM.[6] It forms the basis for Firefox 3's microformats API,[5] [7] allowing native support, but has no direct user interface, due to lack of consensus on the implementation in the GUI.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Microformats - Part 3: Introducing Operator. Faaborg. Alex. December 16, 2006. 2009-02-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202104734/http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/16/microformats-part-3-introducing-operator/. February 2, 2009.
- Web site: Firefox Extensions. microformats.org. 2009-02-03.
- Web site: The Magical Minimalism of Microformats. Harris. Jacob. 2007-12-05. New York Times. 2009-02-03.
- Web site: Microformat Support on MapQuest Local. 2008-09-25. MapQuest. 2009-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218151220/http://blog.mapquest.com/2008/09/25/microformat-support-on-mapquest-local/. 2009-02-18. dead.
- What Happened to the Microformats Support in Firefox 3. Gilbertson. Scott. 2008-05-22. Wired. 2016-04-23.
- Web site: Introducing Operator. 2006-12-16. Mozilla labs. Mozilla. 2009-02-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090122035054/http://labs.mozilla.com/2006/12/introducing-operator/. 2009-01-22.
- Web site: Using microformats. 2008-06-09. Mozilla Developer Center. Mozilla. 2009-02-03.