[lug] Netscape/Mozilla plugins

[D. Stimits]

David Trowbridge wrote:
> 
> You might be interested in looking at Patch Maker. It allows you to change
> user interface behavior and such (your reply-to button is an example)
> easily without hacking on the C++ code below it. It should be linked on
> mozilla.org's front page.

I'll check that out, since it sounds like a general mechanism without
patching for real.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> Just a thought,
> -David
> 
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> David Trowbridge
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> 
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>         -Tom Lehrer
> 
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Rob Riggs wrote:
> 
> > D. Stimits wrote:
> >
> > >A sample would be that I'd like my "reply-to" button to check for given
> > >reply addresses, and if it sees one, pop up a menu and ask if I'd like
> > >to switch to some other reply address.
> > >
> > This is not something that a plugin can really handle. However,
> > Mozilla's source is available to hack on, which is what would be needed
> > in this case.
> >
> > >Another sample, I'd like to create a PostegreSQL address book and
> > >bookmarks menu, vastly more searchable and categorizable. One odd
> > >alteration I would also like to do is add CORBA support to this, and
> > >possibly to the mail box itself (and thus any mail client could use the
> > >same data if it could reach the program).
> > >
> > This one is a little easier if you are prepared for another option.
> > Mozilla supports LDAP, which can be layered on top of a database. I've
> > used LDAP for a company wide directory in the past and it works quite
> > well. Most Linux distributions include the OpenLDAP package. I'm not
> > sure if it supports any relational database back-ends yet.
> >
> > >But neither of the above are MIME handlers. Both of the above would
> > >require hooks into non-MIME handler parts of the browser/email client.
> > >
> > Correct. The plugin mechanism was created for one specific purpose:
> > handling new content types as they are invented. It's responsible for
> > such horrors as the Flash-only web page. However, with Mozilla you have
> > something better -- you can modify the application itself.
> >
> > -Rob
> >
> >
> >
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