From: Lincoln Anderson <ayblinkin@...>
Date: 2007-02-22T09:39:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Irb in Firefox tab

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Marc Heiler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to embed IRB in a Firefox tab. I know that its feasible as _why
> has done so already, but the code was said to be too flawed to release
> it to the wild public.
> 
> My question now is, as to how to realize it?
> 
> Irb in a firefox tab is on my todo list ;) but unfortunately, I am not
> sure how difficult it would be. I am not even sure where to start, any
> pointers are welcome. (I dont care about fancy stuff, only about the
> base functionality of having exactly an irb-like widget thing in a
> firefox tab. And I am perfectly fine with it running only on my pc.)
> 
Are you referring to a permanent add on that is dependent on a local run
of irb, or a server based instance of irb that is accessed over http?
Either should be fairly doable, it's just a matter of whether we're
talking a plugin or a web app.

Lincoln Anderson
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