On Sep 12, 2004, at 5:48 PM, Colin Putney wrote:

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> On Sep 12, 2004, at 6:08 AM, stéphane ducasse wrote:
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>> hi,
>>
>> for 3.9 we (marcus and me at least) would like to see the following 
>> tools integrated into the image:
>> 	- RB engine
>> 	- services
>> 	- shout
>> 	- OmniBrowser
>>
>> Now what is important is to identify the changes that are done over 
>> 3.7 basic and minimise then by:
>> 	- checking if they are really worth
>> 	- analysing the extensions or patches and introducing them 
>> separately into the basic image.
>> 	If there are missing hooks then they should be separated and 
>> harvested into the basic image
>> 	so that other tools can use them.
>>
>> So what I would like to know if the interested parties are ok with 
>> this plan?
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> Yes, this sounds like a good plan to me.
>
> The current version of OmniBrowser makes no changes to the base 
> system, only additions. However, in order to be a convenient 
> replacement for the default browser, I'll need to change the way cmd-b 
> and similar keystrokes are handled. So I'll be introducing patches to 
> basic to make this easier.

The Keymapping package does this kind of things pretty well I think ...
This could be a candidate for inclusion too.

>
> Beyond that I want do some work to make Shout and the RB services 
> integrate cleanly with OB.
>

I'll try to have a look at it too.
Also, why only the refactoring services ? How about the other ones ;-) 
(They are available "for free")


> Colin
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