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diff --git a/xparts/README b/xparts/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c9b091d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/xparts/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ + +You will find here the XPart technology, as implemented by Simon Haussman, +Mathias Ettrich and Lars Knoll. Basically, XPart allows out of process +embedding. For more information, see: +http://trolls.troll.no/~lars/xparts/doc/xparts.html + +Currently XPart is more a proof of concept than a stabilized and maintained +technology. The only application using it is kmozilla, which makes the +Gecko html/browser (the one of mozilla) available as a kpart. + +The technology is not used enough to guarantee that the current state is the +best, so it might develop it further. Understand by that, that +_binary compatibility might not be kept between releases_ . + +But don't be afraid by that. XPart is a very promising technology and the api +looks good for the moment. We do not plan any change. + +If you are developing something with XPart, please make yourself known to the +kde development mailing lists, so that we can help you and get feedback. I'm +working on a xpart notepad to show how to develop a xpart editor component. +This editor will be committed after the 2.1 release though. I am also working +on making vim available as a xpart/kpart component. + + Philippe Fremy <pfremy@chez.com> + + |