ANNOUNCEMENT: xfweb project

[Brian J. Tarricone]

Jens Luedicke wrote:

>Hi,
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>will xfweb be part of the
>new tio_parts (ThunarIO Parts) Architecture !?
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>Imagine a cross-multi-scripted browser-filemanager!
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OMG!  Imagine a BEOWULF CLUSTER of cross-multi-scripted 
browser-filemanagers!  The possibilities are endless!  Endless, I tell you!

    -b

>w00t!
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>Jens ;)
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>On Fr, 1.04.2005, 11:35, Biju Chacko sagte:
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>>Hi,
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>>I just wanted to announce the launching of the xfweb project. xfweb
>>seeks to build a web browser that integrates well with the xfce desktop.
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>>The project goals will be:
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>>1) Provide integrated webbrowsing, email, calendar management and p2p
>>file sharing in a single lightweight application.
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>>2) Extensibility with plugins written in easy scripting languages.
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>>3) Ease of use as well as a high degree of configurability and
>>customisability.
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>>4) Strict adherence to relevant standards with useful entensions where
>>necessary.
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>>5) Planned toolkit: XFC
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>>6) Planned render engine: khtml.
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>>The core of the new browser will be a high performance language neutral
>>scripting engine. All functionality will be implemented as either
>>scripts or extension libraries to this scripting engines. Existing
>>infrastructure like rendering engines and GUI toolkits will be
>>integrated using script engine extensions which wrap around libraries.
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>>The scripting engine will most likely be parrot although I'm also
>>evaluating how mono could be used. Initially Perl, Python and Lisp will
>>be targeted as supported scripting languages. Lisp, of course will be
>>the number one priority as that would open up a huge existing collection
>>of Emacs scripts that could be ported to the new browser.
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>>In version 2 we will be adding support for Ruby, PHP, Lua and BF as
>>scripting languages.
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>>Please note that xfweb is just an initial working title. Suggestions for
>>better names will be welcome.
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>>The xfweb project will be moving to it's own domain shortly. In the
>>meanwhile http://puggy.symonds.net/~botsie/xfweb will contain news
>>updates.
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>>thanks,
>>
>>-- b
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