> > Why is this advantageous over the current SDI scheme? What you describe
> > a) has not really been seen on any platform before, and
> > b) unnecessarily duplicates the OSs application-switching functions.
>
> No, that's not true.The advantages should be obvious from the following (I'm
> keeping in the realm of browsing here, but I could pick similar examples in
> most other application areas):
I hear what you say; I just continue to make the point that Mozilla could
work like this, and there's nothing to prevent you from making it do so if
you choose. You won't even have to compile anything.
> > See some of the projects on http://www.mozdev.org for some of this in
> > action.
>
> I have done, but most of the really interesting ones (in this context) are
> still in the early stages theoretical stages.
>
> Do you know of any XPI demo that I can download and then try out, so that I
> get a new application (however simple) along with Communicator/Composer/etc
> after I've installed it?
Install Mozilla, choosing "Navigator and Mail/News only". Run Mozilla.
Have a play around. Then do "File | Open | chatzilla.xpi" (you can get
this as a standalone file from the Mozilla ftp server.)
Gerv
