Well, the first thing i did with protozilla is this:
js> p.exec('cd /usr/src/CHAMELEON/chameleon/theme_builder/; cvs status
install.js');
===================================================================
File: install.js Status: Up-to-date
Working revision: 1.8
Repository revision:
1.8/cvs/chameleon/theme_builder/install.js,v
Sticky Tag: (none)
Sticky Date: (none)
Sticky Options: (none)
js> p.exec('cd/usr/src/CHAMELEON/chameleon/theme_builder/; cvs up -d');
M theme_builder/content/test.xul
M theme_builder/skin/source/navigator/tmp/navigator.css
js>
This is doing a cvs status and then a cvs up from xpcshell.
This alone is worth having it in the base mozilla install.
Please also look at this:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.passthru.php
IPC will only extend mozilla and make it that much better.
--pete
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Doug Turner wrote:
>
>
> Scott MacGregor wrote:
>
> > Gagan Saksena wrote:
> >
> > >I think this is a cool idea but I have these concerns. There are 3 issues here--
> > >
> > > (1) Invoking external applications (unidirectional) . This basically takes
> > >care of people wanting to extend mailto:// etc. I'd like to know why this can not
>be
> > >handled by the work that Scott MacGregor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has been doing on
> > >external protocol handlers. Scott can you comment about that here?
> > >
> > This functionality has already been implemented in mozilla. I don't
> > think we want a second implementation by default =). The only thing it's
> > missing is a UI for a user to over ride default url schemes mozilla
> > handles internally. Currently if mozilla can't handle a url scheme (i.e.
> > mailto if you don't have mail installed, telnet, etc.), on Mac and
> > Windows we already go through internet config and the windows registry
> > to find the right application to run the mailto url. There's a help
> > wanted but for someone to figure out if something can be done for Unix.
>
> Scott, can you add "wacky" protocol scheme via the windows registry or Internet
>Config?
> Suppose that I wanted to create a scheme called "dougt://", that launch some
> application. Could this be done?
>
> I think what protozilla buys you, or at least part of it, is the ablity to get
>content
> back into the browser after a external helper app is launch. This functionality of
> protozilla, could be factored out and added to mozilla. If this is done, we could
>modify
> your implmention to support this.
>
>
>
