Everything that Apple is doing with SpotLight, I'm sure Launch Bar or QuickSilver could do if they integrated it.
So far it is unclear what kind of access third-parties will have to Spotlight. We know that Developers can extend their application to enable metadata and searching, but little has been said about whether third-parties can access all the metadata on the system, i.e. whether LaunchBar or QuickSilver can use the Spotlight database for their searches, or whether developers can enhance the search algorithms used by the system, i.e. could someone market an adaptive search "plug-in" that would be leveraged by existing Spotlight implementations. Apple has provided a framework, but how open is it?
I have to wonder if this integration could hurt the mac, small html/java scripts made by 3rd parties? this sounds like the recipe for spyware/malware/junkware.
By taking the browser frame out of the web browser, it seems that apple has stumbled accross a whole new genre of cross platform software. It should be fairly trivial to create a windows emulator for dashboard apps.
Interesting, I wonder why apple chose to limit this functionality to a seperate layer of the desktop?
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Everything that Apple is doing with SpotLight, I'm sure Launch Bar or QuickSilver could do if they integrated it.
Originally posted by MPMoriarty
Everything that Apple is doing with SpotLight, I'm sure Launch Bar or QuickSilver could do if they integrated it.
So far it is unclear what kind of access third-parties will have to Spotlight. We know that Developers can extend their application to enable metadata and searching, but little has been said about whether third-parties can access all the metadata on the system, i.e. whether LaunchBar or QuickSilver can use the Spotlight database for their searches, or whether developers can enhance the search algorithms used by the system, i.e. could someone market an adaptive search "plug-in" that would be leveraged by existing Spotlight implementations. Apple has provided a framework, but how open is it?
Dashboard is going to be big
I wonder if I could drop some flash into these Gadgets?!
Am i wrong? If so what don't I know?
Interesting, I wonder why apple chose to limit this functionality to a seperate layer of the desktop?
Originally posted by dfiler
By taking the browser frame out of the web browser, it seems that apple has stumbled accross a whole new genre of cross platform software.
You mean like XUL?