I would like to create a Spotlight plugin that allows me to search among a very big set of data, located at a central server (i.e. not able to store it locally) Thus I need to query this central storage for matches whenever I search for something in Spotlight. (I/O latency is not an issue)
What I have understood from reading Spotlight Importer Programming Guide[1], there is no way to actually hook yourself in to when a user is performing a query, or even to register a custom data source which might be backed by for example network resources. The alternative is of course Quicksilver, but as QS is no longer maintained and the fact Spotlight is working OK in 10.5 makes me prefer Spotlight. Anyone got any clues on how to solve this? Example scenario: Typing in "generate" into Spotlight will query an online dictionary about the word "generate" and, like the built-in dictionary, display a short description and when clicked opening the appropriate URL in a web browser. By the way, Hi everyone! (I left this list a few years ago but now I'm back) [1] http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/MDImporters/ -- Rasmus Andersson _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
