Some random OO feature ideas

[Angus McIntyre]

At 7:26 -0700 08.01.2003, Chris Janton wrote:
>On Wednesday, Jan 8, 2003, at 06:24 America/Phoenix, Angus McIntyre wrote:
>  ... a URL column type ...
>
>A special URL column is a terrible idea. A better idea is to
>have a command-click (or double-click) on a URL anywhere in the
>outline open a URL ... just like mail applications or browsers.

Yes, this would obviously be better.

>>  A second would be the ability to import and export bookmark files.
>>
>Please. OMNI group, please don't teach OmniOutliner how to parse HTML.
>Make it do really great outlines. It doesn't have to parse HTML...

Hmm. OK. In which case, let me reconsider that. Maybe OmniGroup could 
open up the import/export part of OmniOutliner to allow third-party 
developers to write plug-in modules for importing or exporting 
particular formats. Then anyone who wanted to do perverse and 
unnatural things like parsing the hideous HTML of the Netscape-1 
Bookmark format could implement an appropriate module, while 
OmniGroup could stay focused on their core target of (as Chris says) 
making a really great outliner.

	Angus
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