From: C H. <do...@gm...> - 2005-09-19 15:07:50
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Hello GAIM developers! Sean Egan suggested that I try reaching out to you for a project that I ha= d=20 in mind.=20 I would like to create a version of GAIM with an embedded search=20 capability, so that while people are chatting they could also search=20 websites (for example about a certain topic that they other chatter refers= =20 to). This is a feature that I liked in Yahoo chat, and one that I missed in= =20 GAIM.=20 While I am not a programmer myslef, my understading is this this is most= =20 likely require a modification to the interface but very little actual=20 programming, as it would only require passing the search query onto the=20 search engine and returning the results to a browser page. Two questions for you: 1. I am assuming that adding new features like this should be relatively= =20 easy ... is this correct? 2. I am also assuming that modifying the interface to support additional=20 features such as this is relatively easy as well ... is this correct? If so, would anyone be interested in taking on such a project? Thank you! "Doldoly" C. Hong |
From: Don S. <do...@se...> - 2005-09-19 15:55:02
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 C Hong wrote: > While I am not a programmer myslef, my understading is this this is most > likely require a modification to the interface but very little actual > programming, as it would only require passing the search query onto the > search engine and returning the results to a browser page. I would probably handle it like the various firefox extensions that allow you highlight a word, right-click and have firefox look up a dictionary or wikipedia entry for that word. In gaim's case it the look up would be sent to the browser obviously, the browser-opening functions being already available in gaim. I don't think it should be too hard at all. However I haven't the time for it at the moment. If this still isn't done when my plate clears (thinking end of 2006) I'll gladly tackle it. Don. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDLt9AdqxdovyH8EERAse2AKCYK7ps/Iyojsl+vGkC69QtPnQMkQCfRTiu 9za6R8xCIVulpix5JONIFUM= =304z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
From: C H. <do...@gm...> - 2005-09-22 23:46:43
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Hi, Would anyone be interested in taking on this project? I can offer $250 - $500 depending on the amount of work required. Thank you! Doldoly On 9/19/05, Don Seiler <do...@se...> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > C Hong wrote: > > While I am not a programmer myslef, my understading is this this is mos= t > > likely require a modification to the interface but very little actual > > programming, as it would only require passing the search query onto the > > search engine and returning the results to a browser page. > > I would probably handle it like the various firefox extensions that > allow you highlight a word, right-click and have firefox look up a > dictionary or wikipedia entry for that word. In gaim's case it the look > up would be sent to the browser obviously, the browser-opening functions > being already available in gaim. > > I don't think it should be too hard at all. However I haven't the time > for it at the moment. If this still isn't done when my plate clears > (thinking end of 2006) I'll gladly tackle it. > > Don. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFDLt9AdqxdovyH8EERAse2AKCYK7ps/Iyojsl+vGkC69QtPnQMkQCfRTiu > 9za6R8xCIVulpix5JONIFUM=3D > =3D304z > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > |