Comments on: Exploring XUL http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jose http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-292 jose Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:35:27 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-292 fantastic! Installed for me using Wine in Linux without a hitch. A must have tool for extension developers. fantastic! Installed for me using Wine in Linux without a hitch. A must have tool for extension developers.

]]> By: Mark Finkle’s Weblog » XUL Explorer 0.2 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-224 Mark Finkle’s Weblog » XUL Explorer 0.2 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:52:53 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-224 [...] I received a lot of feedback on XUL Explorer. It’s been a great learning experience for me as well. Here is a list of changes: [...] [...] I received a lot of feedback on XUL Explorer. It’s been a great learning experience for me as well. Here is a list of changes: [...]

]]> By: PJ Cabrera http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-223 PJ Cabrera Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:48:02 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-223 Mark, you keep this up, it will be you at OSCON 2007 accepting the Grand Master Open Source Award. :-) Mark, you keep this up, it will be you at OSCON 2007 accepting the Grand Master Open Source Award. :-)

]]> By: Chris Cunningham http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-221 Chris Cunningham Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:22:57 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-221 I did a quick NSIS-based install bundle which will play nicely with a system XULRunner (although I'm using my own arbitrary registry keys to track it): source: http://thumper.kicks-ass.org/xulapps/xulexplorer-net-bundle-setup.nsi app: http://thumper.kicks-ass.org/xulapps/XULExplorer%200.1%20Setup.exe I've got nearly a dozen XUL apps currently running on my system XULRunner right now. I can't wait for Firefox and Thunderbird to join that list permanently. - Chris I did a quick NSIS-based install bundle which will play nicely with a system XULRunner (although I’m using my own arbitrary registry keys to track it):

source: http://thumper.kicks-ass.org/xulapps/xulexplorer-net-bundle-setup.nsi
app: http://thumper.kicks-ass.org/xulapps/XULExplorer%200.1%20Setup.exe

I’ve got nearly a dozen XUL apps currently running on my system XULRunner right now. I can’t wait for Firefox and Thunderbird to join that list permanently.

- Chris

]]> By: The Klein's http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-220 The Klein's Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:21:46 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-220 <strong>XUL Explorer...</strong> Mark Finkle has put together a nice little xulrunner app for exploring xul code snippets.... XUL Explorer…

Mark Finkle has put together a nice little xulrunner app for exploring xul code snippets….

]]> By: beltzner http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-219 beltzner Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:44:33 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-219 Mark - this is fantastic! I've been looking for something like this so that I can walk through my offline copy of the XUL Tutorial with a "monkey-see, monkey-do" tool that lets me get my hands dirty. I'd be keen to talk to you (offline, I'll send you mail) about combining the offline tutorial and this tool to become a standalone "Learn XUL in 7 Days" product which guides the user through more advanced techniques and tricks with exercises, etc. My B.Ed is tingling! :) Mark - this is fantastic! I’ve been looking for something like this so that I can walk through my offline copy of the XUL Tutorial with a “monkey-see, monkey-do” tool that lets me get my hands dirty.

I’d be keen to talk to you (offline, I’ll send you mail) about combining the offline tutorial and this tool to become a standalone “Learn XUL in 7 Days” product which guides the user through more advanced techniques and tricks with exercises, etc. My B.Ed is tingling! :)

]]> By: pd http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-218 pd Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:11:08 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-218 There seems to be great potential for a project that could prove the catalyst that takes the Mozilla platform into the mainstream. Take Daniel Glazman's post Nvu 1.0 work on <a href="http://glazman.org/weblog/dotclear/index.php?Nvu" rel="nofollow">xulrunner-based Composer</a>, Joe Hewitt's work on <a href="http://www.getfirebug.com/" rel="nofollow">Firebug</a>, Mark your own work here and surely the community might soon have the basics of a mozilla platform IDE? Or am I just dreaming? Surely it's time XUL development took cross-platform, open source development where Firefox took the browser? Or is GTK considered good enough? There seems to be great potential for a project that could prove the catalyst that takes the Mozilla platform into the mainstream.

Take Daniel Glazman’s post Nvu 1.0 work on xulrunner-based Composer, Joe Hewitt’s work on Firebug, Mark your own work here and surely the community might soon have the basics of a mozilla platform IDE?

Or am I just dreaming?

Surely it’s time XUL development took cross-platform, open source development where Firefox took the browser? Or is GTK considered good enough?

]]> By: Richard Klein http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-217 Richard Klein Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:33:46 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-217 This is a great intro xul app. I've taken the liberty of moving the preview below the editor. I've also added a transaction manager listener so that the preview is updated live. you can see the source at http://thekleins.freeservers.com/uploads/XUL%20Explorer.zip This is a great intro xul app. I’ve taken the liberty of moving the preview below the editor. I’ve also added a transaction manager listener so that the preview is updated live. you can see the source at http://thekleins.freeservers.com/uploads/XUL%20Explorer.zip

]]> By: Cub http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-216 Cub Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:07:18 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-216 Very cool. When you start getting into the territory of needing to build a Mac Universal Binary of your app, let me know, or write a post about it. It is unexplored territory. I am curious to see other people bump up into it, and see what their opinions on it are. Very cool. When you start getting into the territory of needing to build a Mac Universal Binary of your app, let me know, or write a post about it. It is unexplored territory. I am curious to see other people bump up into it, and see what their opinions on it are.

]]> By: pd http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-215 pd Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:47:07 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2006/12/exploring-xul/#comment-215 what installer have you used? My understanding is that xulrunner does not provide installers for any platform (let alone all) though apps like Songbird have an installer of some sort for Linux and WIndows at least. is it fair to say that the main thing missing from the xulrunner platform is the ability to provide an installer that detects the presence (or lack thereof) of xulrunner/GRE on the on user's system and possibly initiates a download if an appropriate version is not present? what installer have you used?

My understanding is that xulrunner does not provide installers for any platform (let alone all) though apps like Songbird have an installer of some sort for Linux and WIndows at least.

is it fair to say that the main thing missing from the xulrunner platform is the ability to provide an installer that detects the presence (or lack thereof) of xulrunner/GRE on the on user’s system and possibly initiates a download if an appropriate version is not present?

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