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[Michael Hall <mhall119@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Zeitgeist devs are trying to get it officially adopted into Gnome,
which would get more apps using it for things like recent files (though
it can be used for so much more than files).  Unfortunately they don't
seem to be getting a very nice reception from the Gnome design team.

Michael Hall
mhall119@xxxxxxxxxx

On 04/22/2012 06:59 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> Den 23. april 2012 00:26, skrev shane lee:
>>
>>     How could one integrate this feature in programs as office, firefox
>>     when attaching files, and so on? In my opinion it could make sense.
>>     What do you think?
>>
> 
> By the use of plugins. That's how it works in most applications. They
> don't use Zeitgeist directly, but instead add a plugin to use it. You're
> right; things like Firefox and Thunderbird doesn't use Zeitgeist by
> default yet. I don't know why. But that can be fixed outside release
> cycles, so that's not a very big deal.
> 
> There's lots of work to do though. But yes, it makes perfect sense. You
> can't make good choices without the necessary information.
> 
> Jo-Erlend Schinstad
> 
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