Essential XUL Programming,9780471216964

Essential XUL Programming

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ISBN13: 9780471216964
ISBN10: 0471216968
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Pub. Date: 2002-04-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

A revolutionary new technology for the rapidly expanding world of e-commerce, XUL (XML User Interface Language) is an XML-based user interface language that gives Web developers control over all aspects of the Web interface. Featuring two tutorials on programming with XUL, this book shows developers how to use basic XUL elements to build a sample interface for an e-commerce site, then goes on to explore more sophisticated applications by creating an information portal inside an application. Readers will find expert tips and advice on how to get started writing XUL code as well as how to extend it into Java and other non-Netscape interfaces.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
Acknowledgments xi
About the Authors xiii
What Is XUL?
1(18)
The Origins of XUL
3(1)
Leveraged Technologies in XUL
4(5)
Types of XUL User Interface Widgets
9(2)
XUL Features
11(4)
Implementing XUL
15(3)
Summary
18(1)
Notes
18(1)
An XML Primer
19(30)
XML Syntax
21(6)
Creating a Document Type Definition
27(6)
Constructing a XUL DTD
33(3)
Creating a Schema
36(8)
The Document Object Model
44(4)
Summary
48(1)
Using Cascading Style Sheets
49(32)
A Simple CSS Example
50(3)
CSS Fundamentals
53(23)
Using CSS with XUL
76(1)
Summary
77(1)
Notes
78(3)
Building a Simple XUL Interface
81(26)
Building a XUL Application
82(16)
Complete Code for xulexample.xul
98(7)
Complete Code for eventhandlers.js
105(1)
Summary
106(1)
Creating Netscape Themes
107(26)
Gathering Your Tools
108(1)
Downloading a Template
108(4)
Developing Your Netscape Theme
112(18)
Summary
130(3)
RDF and XUL Templates
133(34)
The RDF Model and Syntax
134(9)
Building and Using XUL Templates
143(20)
Summary
163(1)
Notes
164(3)
XUL Overlays and XBL
167(42)
Using XUL Overlays
168(6)
Using XML Binding Language (XBL)
174(33)
Summary
207(1)
Notes
207(2)
The jXUL Open Source Project
209(22)
Why jXUL?
209(1)
The jXUL Architecture
210(2)
jXUL Components
212(15)
jXUL Packages
227(1)
Getting Involved in the jXUL Project
228(1)
Challenges for the jXUL Project
228(1)
Summary
229(2)
Case Study: Creating a Customizable Browser Portal
231(26)
Defining the Problem
232(1)
Approaching the Solution
232(1)
Under the Hood: An In-Depth Look at Netscape's ``My Sidebar''
232(16)
Customizing My Sidebar for the Case Study
248(4)
Summary
252(5)
Case Study: Building an E-Commerce User Interface with XUL
257(40)
Defining the Problem
257(1)
Analyzing the Requirements
258(1)
Designing the User Interface
259(4)
Building the User Interface
263(6)
Creating and Populating the User Interface
269(15)
Navigating the Finished Product
284(1)
Main XUL Interface File
285(5)
JavaScript Event Handling File
290(3)
Overlay Files
293(3)
Summary
296(1)
Appendix A XUL Programmer's Reference 297(46)
Appendix B Netscape Theme Reference 343(66)
References 409(2)
Index 411

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