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Chris:

You don't really manage plug-ins.  They're installed on the client and
fired off when requested.  IE has a much better mechanism for
installing then Netscape.  Netscape usually just takes you to the web
page for the company that has the plug-in.  You are on your own from
there.

This shouldn't be confused with The Plugin (which is the Java Plugin
around these parts).

But yes, once a plugin is installed (at least on WinTel) in one
browser it is accessible by the other.

-Rich

Chris Hill wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:18:34 -0700, Richard Wilkman
> <rwilkman@inprise.com> wrote:
> 
> >Actually, it's better to install plugins with IE.  They have NS beat
> >five ways from Sunday on this front.  Netscapes plug in 'install' is
> >pathetic!
> 
> Are there any browsers out there that have good plug-in managment?  I
> haven't used IE 4 much (or 5).  I agree that Netscape's installation
> technology stinks (and who knows when [if? mozilla...] that situation
> will be fixed).  In the end, my guess is that MS and Netscape will
> avoid trying to perfect Java/plug-in/ActiveX issues and focus on that
> latest HTML junk.  I think there IS a place for Java applets,
> plug-ins, and ActiveX controls.  Sadly, the major players make it so
> difficult (for users and developers) to manage these beasts that there
> will be a step backwards to HTML "user interfaces" for web
> "applications".
> 
> One feature that I think is a requirement for good plug-in support is
> the ability to easily UNinstall plug-ins without leaving a trace.  I
> especially hate complex plug-ins that require an install program
> (don't get me started on InstallShield!).  The browser should act as
> an installation manager (a good one).  The plug-in would provide a
> file with its installation requirements (no executable installation
> "code").  The browser would download and install according to the
> requirements (with configurable constraints imposed by the user). Then
> comes the magic part.  When users want to configure or remove a
> plug-in, they can go to the list of installed components and do it.
> AFAIK, this hasn't been done in any browser.  Since I am dreaming up a
> perfect world here, plug-ins wouldn't break other plug-ins when they
> are installed.  Actually all of this also applies to Java code as well
> (certain installation problems are much simpler in the context of
> Java).  Sort of like DSJ.
> 
> With better component support in browsers, it would be possible to
> make more interactive/helpful user interfaces and manipulate data
> without a round trip to the server for more HTML.
> 
> Chris Hill
> Chris244@aol.com

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