[openbeos] About dialog box plugin
- From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 23:42:56 -0400
Conceptually, I like this.
One thing to work out is what we put in there.
IOW - should only "stuff" that is part of the base distro go in there?
Or should every piece that distro makers add go in there, too.
I guess either makes some sense.
Maybe some way to reorder the items would be nice, too.
>Since OpenBeOS will be using parts from other projects (like the GNU tools,
>BSD ones...), I'd like to add to the About dialog a 'plugin'-like thing.
>That is it would take a look at other libraries Resources/Attributes,
>and create a list of items to be displayed. The things that would replace
>the usual "Contains security software blah blah...".
>
>(we don't want to be accused of stealing other projects' work without telling
>it in the about dialog, do we ? :))
>
>I'd suggest something like "be:about_thumb" and "be:about_text" for the
>resource/attribute to add to libraries.
>
>For instance, I plan to use ffmpeg codec library (now in LGPL), so I would
>add the little logo and a 3 line text to the lib and it will look like:
>http://clapcrest.free.fr/revol/beos/obosabout.png
>
>
>(Fake, except for the SVQ1 video which really works :P)
>
>François.
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