Comments on: XUL-in-HTML experimentations http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations Web 2.0 Startup Blog - Notes on web development, software as a service and entrepreneurship. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Life Insurance blog http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-20589 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:44:54 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-20589 <strong>the insurance companies don't want you to know...</strong> Information on the life insurance industry... the insurance companies don’t want you to know…

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]]> by: matt http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-9465 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:39:00 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-9465 Hi, I just realized that if one of the tabs is imensly huge, the other ones will be so, even if there's not much in there. I was unsuccessfull in changing that :(. Can you give some light on doing this? Hi, I just realized that if one of the tabs is imensly huge, the other ones will be so, even if there’s not much in there.
I was unsuccessfull in changing that :( .

Can you give some light on doing this?

]]> by: Sean http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1155 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:20:22 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1155 Great idea and I was surprised that it worked... I've tried embedding XUL in HTML with varying degrees of success. xul:hbox, xul:vbox was fine. xul:tree just created a table, and the columns weren't even in the right order. But I never thought of adding the xul:tree with javascript. I'm going to give it a go ASAP. Great idea and I was surprised that it worked…
I’ve tried embedding XUL in HTML with varying degrees of success. xul:hbox, xul:vbox was fine. xul:tree just created a table, and the columns weren’t even in the right order.

But I never thought of adding the xul:tree with javascript. I’m going to give it a go ASAP.

]]> by: cedric http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1153 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:40:12 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1153 Sam, it is possible to use HTML markup and let the library generate the widget. The tabbed panel in the hXUL library already does that to an extent (see the new post on this blog), but keep in mind this is still experimental. Regarding the API interface, there is no need to provide a full compatibility with XUL. Exposing a few methods and properties for each UI widget should be sufficient (for instance, get the selected tab or tree element, etc..) Sam, it is possible to use HTML markup and let the library generate the widget. The tabbed panel in the hXUL library already does that to an extent (see the new post on this blog), but keep in mind this is still experimental. Regarding the API interface, there is no need to provide a full compatibility with XUL. Exposing a few methods and properties for each UI widget should be sufficient (for instance, get the selected tab or tree element, etc..)

]]> by: Sam G.Brown http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1139 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:33:06 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1139 Do you mean there will be no markup way of laying out interfaces (that is 1-faster to type, 2-faster to process (by browser)) and the developer will need to use your custom API? BTW: I doubt it will also be possible to expose every single method/property available on XUL DOM, to your API. Do you mean there will be no markup way of laying out interfaces (that is 1-faster to type, 2-faster to process (by browser)) and the developer will need to use your custom API? BTW: I doubt it will also be possible to expose every single method/property available on XUL DOM, to your API.

]]> by: cedric http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1136 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:21:15 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1136 Sam, there's more explanation over here: http://www.veerwest.com/hXUL/ The (experimental) library provides a unified API to implement the widget, which is then rendered using XUL or DHTML depending on the browser capabilities. Sam, there’s more explanation over here:
http://www.veerwest.com/hXUL/

The (experimental) library provides a unified API to implement the widget, which is then rendered using XUL or DHTML depending on the browser capabilities.

]]> by: Sam G.Brown http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1126 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:09:02 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-1126 I wonder, how could the application logic (written most probably in JS) be reused in the application that has this kind of degradable DHTML UI created in IE/Safari/Opera, and XUL UI created in Gecko-based browser. Two different approaches have two completely different APIs and furthermore - coding styles. I wonder, how could the application logic (written most probably in JS) be reused in the application that has this kind of degradable DHTML UI created in IE/Safari/Opera, and XUL UI created in Gecko-based browser. Two different approaches have two completely different APIs and furthermore - coding styles.

]]> by: All in a days work… http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-782 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-782 [...] XUL-in-HTML experimentations You can write XUL UI widgets that degrades gracefully to DHTML widgets in browsers that do not support XUL (IE, Safari, Opera). The XUL version is multi-colored virsus plain-Jane. (tags: XUL DHTML HTML Widgets) [...] […] XUL-in-HTML experimentations You can write XUL UI widgets that degrades gracefully to DHTML widgets in browsers that do not support XUL (IE, Safari, Opera). The XUL version is multi-colored virsus plain-Jane. (tags: XUL DHTML HTML Widgets) […]

]]> by: Anders http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-768 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:43:26 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-768 It seems to me that it would be more developer friendly if the developers could just embed the xul-markup in the html. Mozilla would just use it and in other browsers a javascript handler would find all the xul elements and replace them with the dhtml equivalents. It seems to me that it would be more developer friendly if the developers could just embed the xul-markup in the html. Mozilla would just use it and in other browsers a javascript handler would find all the xul elements and replace them with the dhtml equivalents.

]]> by: whoughton http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-764 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:01:31 +0000 http://www.veerwest.com/blog/web-development/xul-in-html-experimentations#comment-764 Wanted to note that I still think it's a really cool idea, and love the tip! Wanted to note that I still think it’s a really cool idea, and love the tip!

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