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Comma-separated tagging in the Delicious Chrome extension

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Do you use the Delicious extension for Google Chrome? I am (still, 6 years later) a Delicious-lover, but the Chrome extension has been–admittedly–neglected while the team builds up other elements of the service to modern standards.

The current plugin is a rebuild of the previous plugin that works with current APIs, but still has a few holdovers from the Yahoo days. Unfortunately, one of those holdovers is the enter-to-autocomplete function, which still retains the space separator instead of the recently instated comma separator. Fortunately, it’s a quick fix. Follow the steps below to make enter-to-autocomplete easy again!

Fixing enter-to-autocomplete

  1. First you need to find where the extension is located on your computer’s hard drive. Here are some probable paths:
    1. Older Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\*UserName*\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
    2. Windows 7: C:\Users\*UserName*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
    3. Mac OS X: /Users/*UserName*/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions
  2. You’ll need to figure out which folder is the Delicious extension next. Take note of the ID: mnaelnkmidnndgikjbiifihgklnocljd

    To check yourself, open your Chrome extensions list by clicking here (careful, it’ll take you to a new window). Find the Delicious extension in that list, and click the arrow to see a few more options appear, as seen in this picture:

  3. See that ID? That’s the folder you want in your Chrome extensions directory. Open it up, and you’ll see another folder (hopefully called 1.1_0). Open it up, and you should have a list of files that looks something like this:
  4. Still with me? Great! Now we’re at the good part. Open the file called del-chrome.js in your text editor of choice.
  5. Search for the text “delimChar” – there are two instances of it in the file, one at line 838, and another at 1052. It’s pretty easy to guess what delimChar does – it sets the character that delimits the tags! Here’s how it looks now: 
    delimChar : " "

    And here’s what you should change it to:

    delimChar : ","
  6. Got it? Changed in both places (lines 838 and 1052)? Perfect. Save that file. You’re almost done.
  7. Restart Chrome! That’s it! You’re done! Open up a page and enter-to-autocomplete to your heart’s content.

Hopefully Delicious launches an updated extension quickly, but in the meantime this is a quick way to speed up your tagging and bookmarking.

Thanks for stopping by, and let me know if you have questions in the comments below!

Three words for 2012

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Chris Brogan has an annual tradition where he decides three words that will guide him through a new year. Think of it as a broader alternative to New Year’s resolutions. A lot of awesome people have followed suit since.

I thought I’d join in with a few of my own that I’ve been mulling over. It’s a little late being that it is after January 1st, but I’m still in the early stages of formulating the upcoming year because of my ongoing trip to Italy (and Mike Vardy outlined some great reasons why you might do the same, even if you aren’t vacationing abroad).

So here are my words, carefully considered, for the year ahead.

Income

This one is an easy one. This is my first year of committing fully to Van Patten Media, and I need to make it a successful one to prove the business can survive (and start paying off those pesky college loans). I’m confident I can do it with a little hustle and a lot of the same high quality work.

Adventure

This word didn’t come so easy. At first, it was risk, a word that definitely embodies a lot of what I’m looking to accomplish here, but at the end of the day adventure better captures the spirit of my goal. All too often, I resign myself to safe, boring days and constant work. In the next year (and beyond) I want to make sure to balance my workaholic personality with a healthy dose of adventure. Spur-of-the-moment trips, being more open to excitement and chance-taking, and generally stepping out of my comfort zone will aid in my pursuit of new experiences.

Mindfulness

I need to find an emotional center in my life and be more present, aware, and happy with myself. Mindfulness is a technique to help accomplish this, and also a word that I think embodies the end goal. My recent dabbling with various Buddhist practices after reading the books of (Hitch-approved) author Stephen Batchelor (like Buddhism Without Beliefs) have excited me about the possibility of “tuning up” my mind and becoming more at peace with who I am and who I am becoming. I’m only 21–a tumultuous time in a person’s life–and I am incredibly eager to find an emotional anchor in my life.

So those are my three words. What are yours? Leave a comment or write your own post and send it my way!

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

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*****

Chilling, suspenseful, wonderful: Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures is still lingering with me days after I watched it. Although I had initial qualms with slow points (easily explained: Netflix sends the “uncut” version) those concerns were quickly put to rest as the film built up steam. Jackson is at his finest here, directing (mostly) layered performances, structuring and organizing the plot extremely well, and creating a tight script (with wife and writing partner Fran Walsh).

As a director, I often focus on the arcs that characters and plots undergo. To me, the changes and transformations made in a story are the most intriguing (what would a story be without change and transformation) and thus when analyzing performance or plot that’s the first place I look to critique. And in this film, Jackson and his players are certainly spot on. Lynskey is stunning, opening the film quiet and reserved, and ending with murder. Likewise, Kate Winslet is a revelation. Her transformation is subtler and internalized, and all the more powerful for it. While her performance isn’t as nuanced as her more recent work (I did find myself cringing at a few line readings) it’s still commendable – this part is no picnic, and she does a tremendous job with complex material.

Structurally, it’s quite typical Peter Jackson; psychological human drama mixed with elements of fantasy or fairy tale (see: The Lovely Bones, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings – yes really!). In this case, the fantasy is a world dreamed up by the two girls. The art direction is great for the fantasy sequences, as you’d expect from Jackson standbys Grant Major (Production Designer), Richard Taylor (prosthetics designer), and Ngila Dickson (Costume Designer). And for the most part, they fit well with the movie, as their frequency sort of signifies the girls’ descent into ‘madness.’ An early sequence, referencing a “fourth world” felt awkward though, and although the point was made (“they’re crazy”) without being referenced again it simply felt like an ignored subplot or idea.

Overall though, Heavenly Creatures completely captivated me and had me gripping the edge of my seat with anticipation. It’s brilliantly crafted, and proves that Peter Jackson is not just a one trick ring-bearing pony – he’s a masterful storyteller and intelligent filmmaker.

5 stars out of 5.