Hmm, I didn't realize you can get API access to Disqus without paying but apparently you can. There are some APIs that are restricted to free users. And quite honestly, even developing a commenting system using the Disqus API will take more time than just slapping a web browser control in there.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Rafael Rivera <raf...@withinwindows.com>wrote: > Just a note: We can tap into Disqus' API without needing a web control :) > > /rafael > > > On 9/22/2011 8:31 AM, Garrett Serack wrote: > > Somewhere down the line (1.0, 1.1 maybe) I have the desire to have the > full CoApp package manager GUI support feedback, comments and ratings on > packages.**** > > ** ** > > Now, I really, **REALLY** don’t wanna go to the effort of writing all that > myself (what with accounts, logins, tracking, etc), so I’m thinking what we > should do, is leverage something like Disqus (http://disqus.com/) – which > is what I’m using right now for comments on my blog, the CoApp website, and > about 700 million other places on the web.**** > > ** ** > > Nice things:**** > > - Users can Authenticate using whatever they like (twitter, > facebook, opened, yahoo, etc) **** > > - We don’t have to store or maintain **anything****** > > - Supports nice features like ‘like’ing, linking, sharing, > embedding, etc – many tools for dragging people into CoApp**** > > - People can embed pictures in comments**** > > - Comments can be moderated **** > > - Each comment thread can be tied to a UniqueID (which we > actually have in the form of Package Canonical Names)**** > > ** ** > > The only thing we’d have to do is put in a browser control into the UI (and > we can obviously lock what it can do down), and present the appropriate view > to the user.**** > > ** ** > > We could either use the IE WPF widget, or it turns out there is another > based on the Chromium/Webkit engine : http://awesomium.com/ … which sports > a WPF control as well.**** > > ** ** > > What do y’all think?**** > > ** ** > > [image: Description: Description: Description: > fearthecowboy]<http://fearthecowboy.com/> > **** > > *Garrett* *Serack* | Microsoft Open Source Software Developer | *Microsoft > Corporation > Office*:(425)706-7939 *email*/* > messenger*: garre...@microsoft.com > *blog*: http://fearthecowboy.com * > twitter*: @fearthecowboy <http://twitter.com/fearthecowboy>**** > > *I don't make the software you use; I make the software you use better on > Windows.*** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > Post to : coapp-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > Post to : coapp-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~coapp-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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