Comments on: Extension Development with FUEL http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mark Finkle’s Weblog » FUEL Project Status http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-696 Mark Finkle’s Weblog » FUEL Project Status Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:13:17 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-696 [...] FUEL is the little library that John Resig and I are working on which should make developing extensions a little easier. It’s been a while since we last talked about it so I thought an update was in order. [...] […] FUEL is the little library that John Resig and I are working on which should make developing extensions a little easier. It’s been a while since we last talked about it so I thought an update was in order. […]

]]> By: Michael http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-378 Michael Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:11:41 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-378 Hi Mark, I am just starting researching how to present our approx. 5,000 xml formatted articles online. I see that we could have a stack with XUL + CSS + Xquery + eXist. But haven't found examples of this being done; specifically, how to use XPCOM to make the XUL front-end communicate with a remote (or local) eXist DB. Is FUEL relevant to this? Michael Hi Mark,

I am just starting researching how to present our approx. 5,000 xml formatted articles online. I see that we could have a stack with XUL + CSS + Xquery + eXist. But haven’t found examples of this being done; specifically, how to use XPCOM to make the XUL front-end communicate with a remote (or local) eXist DB. Is FUEL relevant to this?

Michael

]]> By: kourge http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-344 kourge Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:53:59 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-344 I hope this framework will include more Array and Object-handling goodies like what Prototype does (look at all those especially useful Enumerable methods). jQuery's $() is a good plus, imagine something like $('listbox listitem listcell'). I hope this framework will include more Array and Object-handling goodies like what Prototype does (look at all those especially useful Enumerable methods). jQuery’s $() is a good plus, imagine something like $(’listbox listitem listcell’).

]]> By: Sam http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-341 Sam Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:17:01 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-341 Why is this considered to be a separate framework with it's own name? Any simplication/refactoring/ease-of-use improvements to the Mozilla API should be considered as incremental patches to the existing Mozilla code base. Why is this considered to be a separate framework with it’s own name? Any simplication/refactoring/ease-of-use improvements to the Mozilla API should be considered as incremental patches to the existing Mozilla code base.

]]> By: Ian http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-334 Ian Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:04:24 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-334 Why not release a Firefox 1.5.0.x update with this bundled (or perhaps release 1.5.1.0 to show the changing of API compatibility). I'd also like to know how this affects/overlaps jsLib (which I've also always thought should be included in Firefox/XULRunner. I also remember people having issues where multiple extension developers had used jsLib, and sometimes their extensions would conflict due to something shared - better make doubly sure this doesn't happen with FUEL :) Why not release a Firefox 1.5.0.x update with this bundled (or perhaps release 1.5.1.0 to show the changing of API compatibility).

I’d also like to know how this affects/overlaps jsLib (which I’ve also always thought should be included in Firefox/XULRunner. I also remember people having issues where multiple extension developers had used jsLib, and sometimes their extensions would conflict due to something shared - better make doubly sure this doesn’t happen with FUEL :)

]]> By: pd http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-331 pd Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:51:52 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-331 Name shmame. Point taken but that's beside the point. This is sensational news. I'm so incredibly happy that Mozilla has you guys to tag team on behalf of the likes of new extension devs like me. I took a look at the code snippets for file i/o yesterday and, not being a C dev, I was intimidated. Anything that makes this less intimidating and moer efficient in operatino and learning terms, is sensational. Looks 'un like Ize gots me sum IRCing to do :) Name shmame. Point taken but that’s beside the point.

This is sensational news. I’m so incredibly happy that Mozilla has you guys to tag team on behalf of the likes of new extension devs like me.

I took a look at the code snippets for file i/o yesterday and, not being a C dev, I was intimidated. Anything that makes this less intimidating and moer efficient in operatino and learning terms, is sensational.

Looks ‘un like Ize gots me sum IRCing to do :)

]]> By: mawrya http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-328 mawrya Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:32:52 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-328 Is there any overlap with jsLib.mozdev.org? I've always wished jsLib was included with mozilla stuff. Maybe similar functionality will find its way into XULRunner... Is there any overlap with jsLib.mozdev.org?

I’ve always wished jsLib was included with mozilla stuff. Maybe similar functionality will find its way into XULRunner…

]]> By: John Resig - FUELing the Firefox http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-327 John Resig - FUELing the Firefox Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:19:05 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-327 [...] We’re really excited about where this is going, and we’d love some feedback. Feel free to comment on the wiki, find us on irc, or drop us an email. Here’s Mark’s take on the project. I’m really excited to be working with him and the whole developer relations team. [...] […] We’re really excited about where this is going, and we’d love some feedback. Feel free to comment on the wiki, find us on irc, or drop us an email. Here’s Mark’s take on the project. I’m really excited to be working with him and the whole developer relations team. […]

]]> By: Kevin H http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-325 Kevin H Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:58:20 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-325 The name is nice, but as an acronym it is not very forward looking. I could see this being a useful library/framework for Thunderbird or XULRunner as well. The name is nice, but as an acronym it is not very forward looking. I could see this being a useful library/framework for Thunderbird or XULRunner as well.

]]> By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-324 Mark Finkle Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:48:48 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/01/extension-development-with-fuel/#comment-324 We do want to ship the library with Firefox - I updated the post. We do want to ship the library with Firefox - I updated the post.

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