[X4U] Where can Services be downloaded?

Eddie Hargreaves meged at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 29 09:03:15 PST 2005


You can do this by using ICeCoffEE
http://web.sabi.net/nriley/software/


On 12/29/05 8:58 AM, net kat <netkat at comcast.net> wrote:

> OK, well that illuminates...then, anyone could write a service which taps into
> OSX
> 
> too bad you can't opt to invoke services using Control-click when you're right
> there on the file or snippet of whatever..I hate cruising up to the File menu
> to get 'em.
> 
> nk
> 
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> On Dec 29, 2005, at 10:55 AM, Norman Cohen wrote:
> 
>> 
>> The "conduit" is the hook that the programmer uses to access the code
>> available as a service. The actual functionality is something that is left
>> for the programmer to develop. For example, with Word Service, the
>> programmers at Devon Technologies
>> <http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/freeware/services.php> wrote a
>> bunch of code to do all the formatting and other tasks available. By using
>> the Apple defined methods, they are able to advertise these services to other
>> programs that support services. There are a number of services provided by
>> Apple (e.g. Grab) that can be thought of as being "under the hood" since
>> everyone gets them as part of OS X, but those programs are using the same
>> service conduit as Devon and Omni and others have used to advertise their
>> services.
>>  
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