Re: Writing panel applets?

[George <jirka 5z com>]

> This is another area where CORBA is appropriate.
> 
> For instance, you might want to use the mailcheck applet but a mailer
> other than balsa.  Or balsa might already be running (meaning that
> launching a new one would be inappropriate).
> 
> The idea is simply to centralize use preferences for tools and the
> launching of tools.
> 
> Then the mail check applet could request the mail reader object
> (launched if required), and then send a message asking that mail be
> read.

this would be quite simple by just requiering a .desktop to things to be
launched, then the launch routing in dentry would do all this

George

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