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Dec 10 03:14:23 <pabs3> antrik: extensions as in apps?
Dec 10 07:00:58 <antrik> pabs3: no, extensions as in browser extensions... remember, the whole UI (launcher, settings, dialer etc.) is based on HTML/CSS/JS, and can be easily extended by injecting HTML/CSS/JS code
Dec 10 07:02:51 <antrik> I wonder why it took them so long to introduce this. when I heard about it, for the first time I was thinking that Firefox OS does actually offer something exciting to set it apart...
Dec 10 08:17:10 <rahc> antrik: "extensions" are unique?  the browser on my desktop has "extensions", how is that unique to Firefox OS?
Dec 10 08:18:33 <rahc> antrik: perhaps you need to clarify what you mean by "extensions"?
Dec 10 11:14:20 <pabs3> more on FirefoxOS: http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/667339/e705bb94a1de0338/
Dec 10 11:37:31 <antrik> rahc: the browser on your desktop doesn't provide the whole entire UI of the system (unless you are running ChromiumOS...)
Dec 10 11:59:20 <rahc> antrik: what are you saying is unique, exactly?
Dec 10 17:55:12 <antrik> rahc: the ability to customize the phone UI using extensions
Dec 10 17:57:26 <PaulFertser> antrik: wasn't the same possible with e17 / elementary?
Dec 10 17:59:36 <PaulFertser> antrik: or put it another way, what common UI is not customisable using extensions (apart from the obviously sick proprietary systems like iOS)?
Dec 10 18:01:53 <antrik> PaulFertser: you can customize the behaviour of E17 UIs, or other common UIs, in non-trivial ways without recompiling, simply by installing an extension? I don't think so.
Dec 10 18:02:16 <PaulFertser> antrik: why not? Do you recompile KDE to install a new widget?
Dec 10 18:02:48 <antrik> I'm talking of customising the existing UI, not about adding stuff
Dec 10 18:03:18 <antrik> do I really need to explain this? have you never used FireFox extensions?
Dec 10 18:04:16 <PaulFertser> antrik: I've used firefox extensions, yes.
Dec 10 18:04:44 <PaulFertser> Not sure what they usually customise UI-wise.
Dec 10 18:05:39 <PaulFertser> I think they do not change any single dialog window, but they can offer their replacements. Can't see how that's different from widgets/gadgets.
Dec 10 18:09:27 <antrik> first of all, it would be news to me that extensions can actually replace existing dialogs on any traditional UI. and second, you are entirely wrong about this -- Firefox extensions can modify pretty much anything
Dec 10 18:10:31 <antrik> (admittedly, it comes with a cost: when not sticking to standard APIs, there is no compatibility promise between Firefox versions...)
Dec 10 18:27:18 <PaulFertser> antrik: I know vimperator extension, but I think it doesn't modify much, it rather provides alternative means to control the browser.
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