Re: A proposal for "displaying URLs"

[Tim Moore <tmoore tembel org>]

On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, James Henstridge wrote:

> I had an idea for an addition to the gnome libraries.  I have noticed that
> a few programs have integration with the web browser (eg web browser
> applet, slashdot applet).  I was wondering, why not make a nice interface
> for displaying information at a URL that is user configurable.

Great!

> I think this sort of interface would be useful for things like the above
> mentioned applets.  It may also be useful in balsa, where URLs may be
> embedded in a mail message.

Or for the gnome about widget, so you can put author email addresses and
the project home page, and make them clickable.

Tim