[Design] Thoughts on a browser parcel

[Mitchell Kapor]

To be able to save clippings or pages to the Chandler repository 
wouldn't seem to require embedding a browser as much as creating a 
conduit between the browser and Chandler.  In fact, it's reasonable to 
believe a Mozilla plug-in could be created which would do just this, 
i.e., populate the repository with items generated by the browser.  
Embedding a browser, per se, raises all sorts of complex user interface 
issues which may be unnecessary and avoidable.  That said, such a 
project is something which would need to be undertaken by an external 
developer, as it's not on spec for Canoga.


On Nov 21, 2003, at 7:09 AM, Tom Mueller wrote:

> Has there been any talk about a browser parcel (capplet?)  Might it be
> possible to "just" (easy enough for me to say, I realize) package 
> Firebird
> as a parcel?  The idea of having an embedded browser, with which I 
> could
> save clippings or entire pages directly into the searchable, 
> massagable,
> intertwinglable Chandler repository, fills me with great joy.  This 
> might
> also be a quick way to show many people the light about Chandler - 
> lots of
> browsers out there, and scads of databases, but the world is crying 
> out for
> a happy marriage of the two.
> Best,
> TBM