Python plugin

[William Tanksley]

On 6 Jan 2000 21:54:56 GMT, Samuel A. Falvo II wrote:
>In article <3874FC58.69F1D59D at rubic.com>, Jeff Bauer wrote:
>>I have written a Python plugin that works with
>>Netscape Navigator on Win32.  It used to work with
>>Microsoft IE, but I think Microsoft has dropped
>>plugin support for their recent browsers.  Can 
>>anyone confirm?

>I can't answer this question, but there are still an awful lot of web pages
>which utilize the <object class="{...clsid...}"> tag to embed various
>objects.  Is it possible to re-write your plug-in as a COM object which can
>be embedded?

It probably is -- but that would drop the possibility of working with
Netscape.  Unless he wanted to maintain on of each, of course (which isn't
impossible).

>(Personally, I think the COM solution is a superior one anyway, but that's
>just my opinion.)

Sure it is -- but compatibility is even better.

Hmm...  JPython might be worthwhile.

>>As Mozilla becomes more stable, I think it will
>>be the ideal browser to use for Python client-side
>>scripting.

>Mozilla will become stable only after I'm old and grey.  And I'm only 24
>now.  I don't have much faith in Mozilla -- the codebase is just plain too
>big and too complicated.

Mozilla is right now (M12) almost as stable than Netscape 4.7 or IE 5.0
(although it still lacks some important features, and both of those
browsers are terrible for stability).  The codebase is big and
complicated, but I like the progress they're making.

>Samuel A. Falvo II

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-William "Billy" Tanksley, in hoc signo hack