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Ubiquity Command to View and Dump Comicstrips

comicstrip comicstripTitle

Where comicstripTitle can be (spaces don't matter, and case doesn't matter):

1. BC
2. Betty
3. The Boondocks
4. Born Loser
5. Dilbert
6. Foxtrot
7. Garfield
8. Get Fuzzy
9. Herman
10. Marmaduke
11. Monty
12. Peanuts
13. Penny Arcade
14. Off The Mark
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)
16. User Friendly
17. Wizard Of Id
18. Working Daze
19. Working It Out
20. xkcd
21. Ziggy

Note: Press enter after your have previewed a comic, and that will insert the image into an area selected.

Screen Shot

Update Log

• Version 1.1
  • Updates:
    • Added Preview List - which helps to remember what is available.
    • Improved input handling - accepts the number associated, and is no longer case sensitive, spaces are optional
    • Bug fix - Comics.com changed their site, so I updated the reg exp for comics pulled from there.
    • Added comics - betty, boondocks, foxtrot, marmaduke, teenage mutant ninja turtles, wizard of id, and ziggy
  • Thanks to Russ for the idea of putting the list into the Ubiquity preview window and for using the numbers associated, as a quick select feature.
• Version 1.2 (Aug 1 2009)
  • Updates:
    • Important Update: Upgrade this Ubiquity command for Ubiquity 0.5 and the command does not support 0.2.
    • Update: Ubiquity suggestions are not made, which I think makes selecting the comicstrip you want to view much easier.
    • Fix: fixed a number of comicstrips which had stopped working due to changes on the hosting websites.
    • Removed: Opus (the comic strip ended in 2008)
    • Added: Working Daze (no reason why except I wanted to replace Opus with something..)
• Version 1.3 (Aug 3 2009)
  • Updates:
    • Update: Using CmdUtils.previewAjax().
    • Update: Preview updated so that default is display if there is no match, instead of being loaded every time by default.

Source

var noun_type_comicstrip = { _name: "comic strip", suggest: function( text, html ) { var comics = [ "BC", "Betty", "Boondocks", "Born Loser", "Dilbert", "Foxtrot", "Garfield", "Get Fuzzy", "Herman", "Marmaduke", "Monty", "Peanuts", "Penny Arcade", "Off The Mark", "TMNT", "User Friendly", "Wizard Of Id", "Working Daze", "Working It Out", "xkcd", "Ziggy" ]; var suggestions = []; var title = ""; var comic = ""; var index = 0; for ( var i = 0; i < comics.length; i++ ) { comic = comics[i]; index = i + 1; title = index + ". " + comic; if ( text.length == 0 || comic.match( text, "i" ) || (index + "").match( text, "i" ) ){ suggestions.push( CmdUtils.makeSugg( title, title, null ) ); } } // Return the list of input objects return suggestions; } }; CmdUtils.CreateCommand( { names: [ 'comicstrip' ], arguments: [ {role: 'object', nountype: noun_type_comicstrip, label: 'title'} ], description:"Displays the lastest comic for a number of comic strips and allows you to paste them to the webpage you are viewing.", author: { name: "Erik Vergobbi Vold", email:"erikvvold@gmail.com" }, version: "1.3", homepage: "http://erikvold.com/tools/ubiquity/comicstrip/comicstrip.cfm", icon: "http://assets.comics.com/img/v1/favicon.ico", imgHTML: "", preview: function ( pblock, args ) { var searchText = jQuery.trim( args.object.text ).toLowerCase(); var tempHTML = ""; var _previewImageEndHTML = '" border="0" style="max-width: 485px;" />'; var _regImgEndHTML = '" />'; var extractGoComicsImg = function ( pageHTML ) { return pageHTML.match( /http:\/\/imgsrv\.gocomics\.com\/dim\/[^\s"']+/i )[0]; }; var extractComicsImg = function ( pageHTML ) { return pageHTML.match( /http:\/\/assets.comics.com\/dyn\/str_strip\/\S+\.full\.gif/i )[0]; }; pblock.innerHTML = ""; //BC if ( searchText == "1" || searchText.match( /bc/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.gocomics.com/bc', error: null, success: function( page ) { try { tempHTML='<img src="' + extractGoComicsImg( page ); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML+=_previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } catch ( e ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/bc/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } } }); } //BETTY else if ( searchText == "2" || searchText.match( /betty/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/betty/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //BOONDOCKS else if ( searchText == "3" || searchText.match( /(the)?boon(-|_| )?docks/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.gocomics.com/boondocks', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractGoComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //BORNLOSER else if ( searchText == "4" || searchText.match( /born(-|_| )?loser/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/the_born_loser/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //DILBERT else if ( searchText == "5" || searchText.match( /dilbert/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://dilbert.com/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="http://dilbert.com/' + page.match(/dyn\/str_strip\/\S*\.gif/i); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //FOXTROT else if ( searchText == "6" || searchText.match( /foxtrot/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractGoComicsImg(page) imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //GARFIELD else if ( searchText == "7" || searchText.match( /garfield/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://ivanov.in/garfield/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="http://images.ucomics.com/' + page.match(/(comics\/ga\/\d{4}\/\S+\.(jpg|gif))/i)[1]; imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //GETFUZZY else if( searchText == "8" || searchText.match( /get(-|_| )?fuzzy/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/get_fuzzy/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //HERMAN else if ( searchText == "9" || searchText.match( /herman/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/herman/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //MARMADUKE else if ( searchText == "10" || searchText.match( /marmaduke/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/marmaduke/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //MONTY else if ( searchText == "11" || searchText.match( /monty/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/monty/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //PEANUTS else if ( searchText == "12" || searchText.match( /peanuts/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/peanuts/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //PENNY ARCADE else if ( searchText == "13" || searchText.match( /penny(-|_| )?arcade/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="http://www.penny-arcade.com' + page.match(/src="(\/images\/\d{4}\/\S+\.(jpg|gif))/i)[1]; imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //OFF THE MARK else if ( searchText == "14" || searchText.match( /off(-|_| )?the(-|_| )?mark/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/off_the_mark/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES else if ( searchText == "15" || searchText.match( /t(-|_| )?m(-|_| )?n(-|_| )?t/i ) != null || searchText.match( /teenage(-|_| )?mutant(-|_| )?ninja(-|_| )?turtles/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.gocomics.com/teenagemutantninjaturtles', error: null, success: function( page ){ tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractGoComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //USER FRIENDLY else if ( searchText == "16" || searchText.match( /user(-|_| )?friendly/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.userfriendly.org/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="http://www.userfriendly.org/' + page.match(/cartoons\/archives\/\S+\.(jpg|gif)/i)[0]; imgHTML = tempHTML + '" />'; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //WIZARD OF ID else if ( searchText == "17" || searchText.match( /wizard(-|_| )?of(-|_| )?id/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/wizard_of_id/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //WORKING DAZE else if ( searchText == "18" || searchText.match( /working(-|_| )?daze/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/working_daze/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //WORKING IT OUT else if ( searchText == "19" || searchText.match( /working(-|_| )?it(-|_| )?out/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://comics.com/working_it_out/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //XKCD else if ( searchText == "20" || searchText.match( /xkcd/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://xkcd.com/', error: null, success: function( page ) { tempHTML = '<img src="http://' + page.match(/imgs\.xkcd\.com\/comics\/\S+\.(jpg|gif|png)/i)[0]; imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } //ZIGGY else if ( searchText == "21" || searchText.match( /ziggy/i ) != null ) { CmdUtils.previewAjax( pblock, { type: "GET", url: 'http://www.gocomics.com/ziggy', error: null, success: function( page ){ tempHTML = '<img src="' + extractGoComicsImg(page); imgHTML = tempHTML + _regImgEndHTML; tempHTML += _previewImageEndHTML; pblock.innerHTML = tempHTML; } }); } else{ // Default Preview var _tempDisplayArray = [ '1: BC<br>', '2: Betty<br>', '3: The Boondocks<br>', '4: Born Loser<br>', '5: Dilbert<br>', '6: Foxtrot<br>', '7: Garfield<br>', '8: Get Fuzzy<br>', '9: Herman<br>', '10: Marmaduke<br>', '11: Monty<br>', '12: Peanuts<br>', '13: Penny Arcade<br>', '14: Off The Mark<br>', '15: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)<br>', '16: User Friendly<br>', '17: Wizard Of Id<br>', '18: Working Daze<br>', '19: Working It Out<br>', '20: xkcd<br>', '21: Ziggy' ]; // Show Selection List pblock.innerHTML = _tempDisplayArray.join(''); } return true; }, execute: function ( args ) { CmdUtils.setSelection( imgHTML ); return true; } });