This is true enough, I guess, but it doesn't allow a user to have one program open and completely close another. I think it would be better if I was able to "exit" Mozilla and keep my Chatzilla open, or my JavaScript debugger, or whatever. I don't think this can be done with your links.
Let me take a different tact. Right now, it seems that Mozilla suffers the same limitations that Word and Visual Basic for Applications. That is, programs can be created using VBA within Word, but those applications can only be started if Word is running. So right now, Mozilla is only useful as a "house of cards" app. Now, with Microsoft, you can go to Visual Basic and create the same program you created in Word from the ground up that doesn't require Word. That's what I'm looking for here. Some kind of an "application base" that others can take and easily use to create a standalone Mozilla app of any kind. As a proof of concept, we could carve a standalone Mail and Chatzilla app out, find what both apps have in common, and then use that common base to help people create third party apps. Or, perhaps scripts could be created that know which parts of Mozilla to "cut out", rename, etc.? That way, as soon as a major build is finished, the scripts could be run on redundant versions of Mozilla to create different standalone applications. Of course we would still have the integrated "Mozilla" package. This way the process can be automated. Granted, the scripts would have to be tweaked here and there, I'm sure. James Leibowitz wrote: > I think the intent is that Mozilla is supposed to be packaged and > shipped by third party. If I was to package Mozilla for Microsoft > Windows here's what I would do: > 1.) Install Mozilla as a signel exectuable > 2.) In the start menu (or desktop or where ever) have the following > links: > Web Browser - "C:\program files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe" > Mail - "C:\program files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe - mail" > News - "C:\program files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe - news" > Chat - "C:\program files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe - chat" > > With the option of the links I don't see the point of changing the > code. > > Leibowitz N >
