Re: URL display code

[Scott Wimer <scottw dev cgibuilder com>]

Tom

This has already been discussed on the GNOME list.  Search the Archives
for the last 20 or 30 messages on 'metadata'.  They address this rather
directly.

Regards,
scottwimer

On 9 Oct 1998, Tom Tromey wrote:

> James> a while back, I posted to this list about some code I wrote for
> James> displaying URLs in a user configurable way.  I have just
> James> committed the code to gnome-libs if anyone wants to try it out.
> 
> James> Just to refresh your memory, your program need only call
> James>   gnome_url_show("protocol:whatever");
> James> The code then looks at the user's preferences to choose an
> James> application for displaying URL's of that protocol, falling back
> James> on a default client.
> 
> James> If you have any questions/comments about this code, mail me.
> 
> 
> This is a special case of a more general problem.  We're slowly
> implementing each special case with its own API (e.g., help, now
> this... what next?).  I think it would be better to directly attack
> the general problem.
> 
> The wider problem is that of locating an editor (or viewer) for a
> resource.  As I've said many times before, I believe the appropriate
> approach here is to use CORBA (either name service, trading service,
> or some special Gnome thing) to find the editor object.
> 
> (BTW one significant drawback of the current piecemeal approach is
> that generic applications such as MC must first characterize the
> editing request before deciding which API to use.)
> 
> 
> I've been away for a while and am slowly making my way through my
> saved-up Gnome email.  Where are we with the gnorba "IMR" (or whatever
> we're calling it -- the object activator) code?  Are we ready to start
> using CORBA in a more serious way?
> 
> Tom
> 
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