[J-ftp-devel] mozilla embedding
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From: <han...@t-...> - 2003-06-09 17:04:39
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Hi! Yes, timestamping would be a nice feature, we've got other things to do first, too So i'll drop this idea for some time (maybe until there's a better alternative) Greetings, david - Georg Dembowski - wrote: > Hi! > >> Especially embedding the mozilla engine using the webclient api >> sounds interesting. It should be quite easy to implement full web >> browser functionality once the first page has been rendered, although >> it would bloat the binary a lot and to make it optional is to make it >> useless. >> >> So please tell me what you think would be best, stay with file io or >> try to implement views for other protocols, too? > > > > IMHO: I think that there are enough browsers in the world, one more > wont be of big use for anybody. Those developing a browser shall > concentrate on rendering pages and jftp shall focus on file io. As a > result, we will have a pretty good browser and a great jftp instead of > two medium enabled file-io-browsers. > > As far as I remember, there is a java Mozilla project. _IF_ any > integration of jftp with www-interfaced ftp-search engines is desired, > why not this way: Mozilla handles the search page etc. and when a > desired file is found, jftp works as the ftp and dowload-manager part > of this java Mozilla. > > For me, personally, some semi-automated update feature (highlighting > files with different timestamps/sizes/CRCs on HDD and FTP-Server, like > comparator [SoftByteLabs.com] does locally, combined with visual file > diff down to the level of single characters) would be of much bigger > use than page rendering...as there is no integrated, free and > FTP-enabled software for synchronisation (AFAIK at least). > > So long, have a nice Whitsun, Georg > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best > thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features > you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. > _______________________________________________ > J-ftp-devel mailing list > J-f...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/j-ftp-devel > > |