From: "T. V. Raman" <raman@users.sf.net>
To: cyd@stupidchicken.com
Cc: rms@gnu.org, pmr@pajato.com, lennart.borgman@gmail.com,
joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org, smeuuh@gmail.com,
raman@users.sourceforge.net, phil@shellarchive.co.uk
Subject: Re: An Emacs plug-in for a browser (Firefox?)
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:54:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <18626.64531.854047.968700@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87myilkyyf.fsf@cyd.mit.edu>
I think this would make an excellent Google Summer Of Code
project if we can find the right people to do the project. Do
you have someone in mind?
>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
Chong> "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>> I proposed years ago that we extend Emacs to the point
>> where it can function as a word processor. This is mainly
>> a matter of adding features that let you put things in a
>> buffer (and save them in files) to get various kinds of
>> formatting effects. To display web pages is an even more
>> distant goal; it requires MORE new buffer and display
>> features.
Chong>
Chong> That's assuming we rely on the Emacs redisplay engine.
Chong> The approach being discussed in this thread is to
Chong> embedding the output generated by an external browser
Chong> library in an Emacs window.
Chong>
Chong> Basically, this involves being able to tell an Emacs
Chong> window not to draw the usual Emacs display, but to
Chong> display the output from an external process (an
Chong> embedded browser process) instead. I think it's very
Chong> feasible, assuming someone has the time to do it. The
Chong> bottleneck here is manpower.
Chong>
Chong> (Maybe this would be a good Google Summer of Code
Chong> project).
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-06 21:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-04 22:18 An Emacs plug-in for a browser (Firefox?) Paul Michael Reilly
2008-09-05 0:16 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-09-05 0:19 ` David House
2008-09-05 2:42 ` T. V. Raman
2008-09-05 4:53 ` Paul Michael Reilly
2008-09-05 6:44 ` joakim
2008-09-05 8:53 ` Phil Jackson
2008-09-05 9:21 ` joakim
2008-09-05 9:30 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-05 11:20 ` Antoine Levitt
2008-09-06 7:12 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-06 10:48 ` Antoine Levitt
2008-09-06 21:04 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-06 21:36 ` David Hansen
2008-09-06 21:49 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-06 22:25 ` David Hansen
2008-09-06 22:48 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-06 23:08 ` David Hansen
2008-09-06 22:41 ` Sean O'Rourke
2008-09-07 23:36 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-06 16:42 ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-06 16:58 ` joakim
2008-09-06 19:42 ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-06 20:20 ` David Hansen
2008-09-06 21:54 ` T. V. Raman [this message]
2008-09-06 20:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-07 17:39 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-07 17:49 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-07 18:29 ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-08 9:22 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-08 12:31 ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-08 17:07 ` Antoine Levitt
2008-09-08 19:05 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-08 19:07 ` Antoine Levitt
2008-09-08 20:27 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-08 20:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-08 21:33 ` joakim
2008-09-08 21:46 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-09 8:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-08 22:13 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-07 19:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-08 9:22 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-05 13:33 ` T. V. Raman
2008-09-05 13:32 ` T. V. Raman
2008-09-05 20:40 ` Christian Faulhammer
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