[haiku-development] Re: Researching before mailing (was: Banning)
- From: Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 12:48:09 -0400
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:19, Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> We could take this a giant leap forward, and create our own Haiku
>> Universe Search Tool.
>>
>> It's backend would periodically pull the archives off freelists, IRC
>> logs, source code, index various Haiku websites, forums, etc.
>>
>> We could allow a mechanism for people to submit suggestions of new
>> data sources (obviously, this should be regulated somehow to prevent
>> spammers from diluting the data).
>>
>> Though, I've no idea to how to even begin implementing it.
>
> [snip]
>
> Hm, the front end is the biggest issue I guess.
> Code search functions in Pe would be cool too, but irrelevant outside Haiku.
> Other editors/IDEs don't support Jam so there's unlikely a working "Go To
> Definition" context menu function anywhere...
Even a basic web-based search would provide access to that
information. And there's people who'd want access from another OS --
eg, no network in Haiku, running Haiku in a VM, or just preference.
The native application integration is an awesome idea though.
--mmadia
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