Boswell David. Creating Applications with Mozilla

Sebastopol, O’Reilly Media, In, 2002. — 605 p.
Mozilla is not just a web browser. It is also a framework for building cross-platform applications using standards such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XML languages such as the XML-based User-interface Language (XUL), eXtensible Binding Language (XBL), and Resource Description Framework (RDF).
Gecko, Mozilla's rendering engine, is used as part of the framework, along with other technologies such as XPConnect and XPCOM, Mozilla's component model. The Mozilla development framework also uses programming languages such as JavaScript, C++, C, Python, and Interface Definition Language (IDL).
The Mozilla framework is used to create Netscape's Mozilla-based browsers (Netscape
6.x and
7.x), other browsers such as Galeon and Camino, and chat clients like ChatZilla and JabberZilla. Developers also use Mozilla to create development tools, browser enhancements, games, and other types of add-ons and applications.
This book explains how applications are created with Mozilla and provides step-by-step information that shows how to create your own programs using Mozilla's powerful cross-platform development framework. It also includes examples of different existing applications to demonstrate the possibilities of Mozilla development.Mozilla Background
The State of MozillaWho Should Read This BookPlatform and Applications
Structure of the Book
How This Book Was Written
Mozilla Licensing Information
Conventions
Comments and QuestionsMozilla as Platform
Visualizing Mozilla's Front End
XPFE Framework
Comparing XPFE and DHTML
Components of a Mozilla Application
Setting Up Your System
Mozilla Applications
Applications as Web Pages
Getting Started
Simple XUL Example
Basic XUL Concepts
The XUL File Format
Conventions
The XUL Namespace
Basic XUL Layout
Using XUL Windows
Making Mozilla Work for You
Importing Resources from Mozilla
Displaying XUL Files as Chrome
Creating a Package
Architecture of a Chrome Package
Package Components
Directory Structure
Package Manifests
Separating the Files
Registering a Package
Launching the Application
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