My deepest appreciations to the simplicity of Elisa' design... Hence this comment.
It would be neat if there was a setting defining what kind of media one wants to use the media center for... Like if he only wants music, it only displays the settings and music icon in the front view. Different settings could then include extra plugins like the skype and browser, which I think will destroy the simplicity if they where to be added as icons in the first screen. The idea is to define the front screen icons: - MediaCenter (All icons are set) - MusicCenter (only Settings & Music, redirects to Music by default) - MovieCenter (only Settings & Movies, redirects to Movies by default) - PictureCenter (only Settings & Pictures, redirects to Pictures by default) - Custom (lists all available icons) On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Olivier Tilloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andrea, > > Andrea Nigido wrote: > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Elisa] WebKit Integration > > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:19:10 +0100 > > CC: > > > > Hi guys... > > > > First of, thanks for this project...Elisa is growing day by day and is > > getting beautyful! > > Thanks! Elisa is indeed getting pretty these days :) > > > The idea of a browser integration sounds very nice but very complicate > > to implement! > > As pointed out by Guillaume, it wouldn't be that complex, it just > requires some time and resources which we cannot spare at the moment. > It would definitely rock though! > > > What about starting by adding plugins like RSS reader, messenger (maybe > > multiprotocol in the future) with an easy interface for calling (and > > video-calling)? > > We are already working on integrating RSS feeds in Elisa, and as pointed > out by Philippe we are looking closely at Telepathy. > > > I looked for the *SKYPE* python API some time ago in order to undestand > > if is possible to port the videocallings in Elisa but the VIDEO IN/OUT > > API in linux is not avaliable yet..Therefore, there are other protocols > > that are open and ready to implement. > > Hum yes, that and Skype is not free (as in free speech). However I guess > developing it as an external plugin would be feasible. > > > Webtv integration is awaited too > > ... and we are actively working on integrating various webtv services in > Elisa. Check out the upcoming releases in the near future... > > > In addiction to this, I was thinking about Adobe Air and wondering to > > see its applications (there are many applications of important websites > > and totally free to install) inside Elisa. I don't know what is your > > political about propietary formats but for a Flash / Flex Developer like > > me would be the best! > > I remember that AIR is open source, isn't it? > > >From what I understand of AIR (but I may be wrong), the aim is to > produce standalone applications (thus removing the dependency on the > browser). From my very quick look at the project's page, I couldn't > locate any information about integration in other apps. > I couldn't find any reliable information on AIR being open source, but > its distribution license terms seem quite restrictive. > > > I think that these plugins (with the youtube,flickr,shoutcast ones) are > > the perfect way to surf the web for a media center > > > > Cheers > > > > Andrea > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Cheers, > > Olivier > > > >> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:10:17 +0100 > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [Elisa] WebKit Integration > >> CC: [email protected] > >> > >> Hi Jon, > >> > >> First of, sorry for the late reply. > >> There are currently no plans for a browser integration in Elisa. > >> > >> I see from your blog you're quite into web development and all the cool > >> things that can be done with the rich tools around it. If you feel like > >> giving a shot at integrating e.g. webkit in Elisa or know someone who'd > >> be interested in doing so, please go ahead :) > >> > >> What would be needed really is some work in pigment, our underlying > >> rendering library. I'm not sure of what amount of work that represents > >> but I'm sure the folks on [EMAIL PROTECTED] or on the pigment mailing > >> list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) will be able to help you out. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Olivier > >> > >> > >> Jon Danao wrote: > >> > Hi Elisa Developers, > >> > > >> > Are there plans to integrate WebKit or any open-source browser into > > Elisa? > >> > > >> > Jon Danao > >> > danao.org <http://danao.org> > >> > <http://danao.org> > -- Mvh Dennis Hilmar GPG Key fingerprint: CB3D D1B7 86BA D835 23D0 4752 B7AA 284E F70E 01AD
