Re: [Axiom-math] axiom, browsers, and crystal

[Marcus Better]

> current browser technology won't allow us to "extend" it in various ways
> (such as making one of the tabs be an axiom shell session). it won't 
> read and write pamphlet files (inline latex, inline chunks). it won't
> allow drag-and-drop of pamphlets. it can't start or manage local programs.

Couldn't this be done within a desktop system like KDE or Gnome? These
desktops can be extended in various ways using IPC protocols and
component architectures like DCOP. Admittedly it is not (yet) portable
across desktop systems.

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