[dev] Fwd: Re: [horde] Hacking Horde

[chuck at horde.org]

Let's try and keep this on the dev@ list.

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    Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:06:37 +0200
    From: Marko Djukic <marko at oblo.com>
Reply-To: Marko Djukic <marko at oblo.com>
 Subject: Re: [horde] Hacking Horde
      To: horde at lists.horde.org

this is something a few people have been talking about for some time and i'd
definately like to see something come out. i was always thinking of it as a
background window that gets raised to focus when a new event occurs and has a
scrollable list of alarm history in the window. would like it to replace the
javascript popup in IMP which can be too disruptive (in some situations blocks
all apps using GTK on linux).

there was even a patch mailed to the dev@ list that i believe does something
like this, however it was for the stable version and not HEAD... but here's the
link, might give you a head start:
http://lists.horde.org/archives/dev/Week-of-Mon-20030512/009684.html

marko


Quoting Rob Brandt <bronto at csd-bes.net>:

> I've been thinking "I wish horde did this ..." but am also thinking that
> someone
> else might be working on it already.  I don't see a development mailing list
> listed, or I'd check there.
>
> Do if this is something already in the works, or if it's just a bad idea, let
> me
> know.
>
> What I want is an alert or alarm system of sorts.  There are things I want to
> watch for happening in horde, that already have alarms in their module or
> seperate windows, but don't work outside of the module.
>
> For example, kronolith alarms.  Works fine when you're in kronolith, but not
> when you're in IMP.  Another example, Rakim messaging.  You have to have a
> seperate window always open.  I'm sure there are others.
>
> What I am thinking is that I'll create a simple php script that queries the
> data
> I'm interested in, with the script triggering existing horde module functions
> when a trigger is encountered.  For the most part this script would not have
> an
> interface; just a blank page.  I would then hack in an iframe into the
> standard
> horde layout, placing it in the unused space above the horde module menu and
> the the left of the module icon bar.  The iframe would show my trigger
> script,
> refreshing itself every minute or so, and redirect to a kronolith event when
> it
> encounters an alarmed event or popup the rakim chat window when a visitor
> starts a session.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Rob
>
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