Re: RFC: Generic wrapper for external helpr applications

2012-11-19 Thread Enrico Weigelt
> So there is that xdg-open wrapper which we try to use for sending > E-mail / opening composers or opening URLs - at least when we can > find > it etc. almost what i had in mind. yet missing: * separate action types (eg for differenciating between view and edit) * application-specific set

Re: RFC: Generic wrapper for external helpr applications

2012-11-19 Thread Michael Meeks
On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 16:41 +0100, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > I'm currently thinking about a generic ways for configuring external > helpers, eg. mail client, web browser, etc. (at least on *nix ;-p) > > For now, many applications (eg. libreoffice) have their own settings, > which adds additional cod

RFC: Generic wrapper for external helpr applications

2012-11-19 Thread Enrico Weigelt
Hi folks, I'm currently thinking about a generic ways for configuring external helpers, eg. mail client, web browser, etc. (at least on *nix ;-p) For now, many applications (eg. libreoffice) have their own settings, which adds additional code/complexity and requires the user to set it in each sin