Re: [Uri-review] ssh URI

>> I have a problem with this in the general case because I don't think
>> there's currently a way for such a URI to be registered to a specific
>> application in any major browser.
>
> Take a look at greasemonkey:
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
> Greasemonkey is based on recognizing URI patterns and performing special
> functions when such patterns are recognized.

I'm familiar with greasemonkey.  Last I checked, greasemonkey didn't
launch applications so much as rewrite pages in place, and even if it
could, that's not even remotely user-friendly.  Beyond that, it's not
something that really applies outside of the Firefox ecosystem.  The
point isn't that it's not technically feasible, the point is that it's
a path that has way more technical and psychological hurdles to
overcome than getting a scheme registered with the IANA.

-Bob Aman

Received on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:56:35 UTC