Issue 18: Wishlist: Chrome does not have an addon-system http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=18
Comment #103 by johnmee: What, if any, difference is there between an 'add-on', an 'extension', and a 'plug-in'? I checked out "chromeplugins.org" but only found more 'addons are required' comments. And the article at informationweek.com didn't give anything away other than Ojan Vafai acknowledging two broad types of add-ons (articleID=210602700). Is there anyplace to get detail insight or discussion of how the google team are considering to implement this feature - such that it doesn't mess with the core design goals (fast, efficient, isolated, reliable, secure)? I mean addon's have an astonishing spectrum of goals: are the boundaries yet declared as to what they can and cannot do? Can an addon mess with the manager? or is it contained to fooling within each tab? For example comment 68 proposes a bottom 'status bar' like ff. Would that be on one tab or all tabs? I get the impression that "add-on"s need be broken down into at least two camps (tab vs manager). So does the add-on run as it's own (singleton) process? or is it replicated for each tab? What is its relationship with the "chrome process manager"? what is its relationship to each tab process? Is it compiled or interpreted? This kind of discussion would interest me and perhaps a few others. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
