> > Mozilla copies every URL you visit into an OS-readable *textfield* (in
>
> And what's a *textfield*? Does it reside in a *textfile* somewhere?
No. A textfield is a widget - a small bit of UI - for typing text into.
Like a URL bar.
> > the same way that other browsers use them for their URL bars by default.
>
> I'm guessing here, but I'd wager a 12-pack of Dewskis that IE uses the
> registry for such functionality.
No. IE does not use the registry for its URL bar. Otherwise you would need
to run regedit to go anywhere.
> "Native textfield"? What, pray tell, would that be exactly? I'm not
> aware of any "Textfield API" on Why2K, POSIX systems, the Mac, etc.
Really? You'll find them in every GUI toolkit I can think of.
> Ok, what is this "MediaMetrix" client? A third party deal, or an AOL
> deal?
It's no sort of deal at all. Lots of companies make browser addons without
a specific "deal" and this is one of them.
> Regardless, seeing as Mozilla doesn't even register on the usage
> charts, seems pretty stupid to be to be trying to gather any sort of
> statistics from the handful of Mozilla users floating around.
It doesn't gather browser usage statistics. It gathers _site_ usage
statistics.
Gerv
