FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Konqueror update (plus radical proposal)

["Yuri Titov" <yurititov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

what do you mean natively. bypass the whole beapi? if yeah, then id never
give up my fave api in the whole wide world :)  If you mean build it on top
of the beapi then that would work too, but thats  going to go on the
LaterTODO list hehe

-yt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zenja Solaja" <zenja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "OpenBeOS" <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: [openbeos] Konqueror update (plus radical proposal)


>
> Hi everyone.  Just a quick note that I've uploaded BeBits with a weely
> snapshot of konqueror-embedded (http://www.bebits.com/app/2422).  There
> is also a touchy screenshot at: http://members.optushome.com.au/beoz/
> konqueror.jpg.
>
> Having said that, I'm about to start a 'dangerous' thread on this list.
> I'm pretty sure that it will flush out some of the lurkers on this
> list, and may even entice Helmar to start posting again :-)
>
> Here is my proposal - OpenBeOS urgently tackles the port of native Qt
> (without X11) to BeOS.  A native port of Qt-2.3.1 will open the
> floodgates of hundreds of KDE applications, including a more functional
> Konqueror, a port of KOffice (and its components) and countless other
> apps.  This is a perfect project to mould the OpenBeOS group (emphasis
> on MOULD).  The Interface Kit group can gain experience porting a
> foreign display API to BeOS, and the networking team can also gain
> valuable experience with refining the Konqueror port.
>
> I can think of hundreds of reasons why OpenBeOS should tackle this
> project, and only one reason why it shouldn't.  As I've previously
> stated, this project will help MOULD the OpenBeOS group, and everyone
> will benefit from the experience (developers and whats left of the
> community).
>
> I apologise for infecting the list with my sinister motives.
>