Re: [platform-help-dev] Request to grow a new fragment

[Andre Weinand <weinand@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,
here are my answers to your questions:

> Second alternative is to add the code inside the org.eclipse.help.ui
> plugin, just create a package like there exist for each of Unixes.  To
> understand which is better - create a fragment or not, I have few questions
> as I have not seen the MacOS code.
>
> 1.  Is it only a browser adapter contribution, or are there changes to
> org.eclipse.help.ui required?

It is just a browser adapter contribution.

> 2.  Is the code independent of MacOS SWT features, and other native code,
> or another words: does it compile on other platforms?

The code is completely independent for MacOS SWT features and compiles
everywhere. Basically it goes like this:

	Runtime.getRuntime().exec(
		new String[] {
			"osascript",
			"-e",
			"open location \"" + url +"\""
		}
	);

It starts an Applescript via the MacOS X programm "osascript"
to open an URL in the user's default browser.
(However, executing this on non-MacOS X system would result in an error). 
> 3.  Is it large amount of code, that would hurt if it were in a plugin
> installed on all the platforms?

No, see above.

> 4.  Is it very stable and complete, or more like a prototype and more work
> is in plans?

It is stable but not complete. However, the implementation for the 
other methods
like close() or setSize() would be Applescripts similar to the one from above.

BTW: it would be nice if no java code would be necessary:
so the one liner
	"osascript -e open location $1"
could be provided as a simple shell script or via the plugin or 
fgragment .xml file.

Thanks,
--andre