Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-26 Thread Howard Young
Hello, Wouter Verhelst wrote: If you want to write a plugin, however (as opposed to an applet that is shown on a page), then you could indeed use the netscape plugin API (which is supported by almost every browser for the Linux platform). You should probably ask the mozilla people about that,

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-26 Thread Howard Young
Hendrik, This was more or less what I wanted to be assured of. Hendrik Sattler wrote: Am Mittwoch 21 Februar 2007 12:11 schrieb Howard Young: This very much depends on what you want to do. Netscape-style plugins work in many browsers, e.g. konqueror can use them, too, like it uses the

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-26 Thread Howard Young
Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Howard, I can guarantee you that ActiveX plug-ins don't and won't work in Linux-native browsers. I am guessing you think I mean to use ActiveX through WINE or some such thing? Do not worry that had not been my intention I was

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-26 Thread Sam Hocevar
On Mon, Feb 26, 2007, Howard Young wrote: I have never heard of Web2.0 before? I will go and find out what this is. Now you are some lucky person. You may also want to look at XSwallow: http://www.skynet.ie/~caolan/Packages/XSwallow.html -- Sam. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-22 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:11:02AM +, Howard Young wrote: Hello I had wanted to use MSYS to develop for the other platform. Most of my experience is with WIN32 API, ATL3/COM+ and DirectX on the other platform. Ron Johnson wrote: Huh? ActiveX is woven deeply into, and relies upon the

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-21 Thread Howard Young
Hello I had wanted to use MSYS to develop for the other platform. Most of my experience is with WIN32 API, ATL3/COM+ and DirectX on the other platform. Ron Johnson wrote: Huh? ActiveX is woven deeply into, and relies upon the Win32 API. Yes. 1 I want to develop on Linux only. Writing:

Re: Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-21 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Am Mittwoch 21 Februar 2007 12:11 schrieb Howard Young: For example a stream client. I will use Java but I want a backup. On all platforms it seems possible to write a separate application but in no real way integrated with the browser. This very much depends on what you want to do.

Plug applications into browsers

2007-02-20 Thread Howard Young
Has anyone ever tried writing an ActiveX on Linux to use with IE. ...Has anyone ever tried writing a program that will work as a plug-in on Linux (to work in as many browsers as possible). I know Java is a possible candidate for various things but I would rather have some sort of alternative