08/02/06 00:23:01
XML Matters: GUIs and XML configuration data, Part 2
The Mozilla Project and XUL
Level: Intermediate
David Mertz (mertz@gnosis.cx), Browser, Gnosis Software, Inc.
26 May 2004
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David continues his discussion of how XML is used in the configuration of GUI interfaces.
He looks at Mozilla's XML-based User Interface Language (XUL)
which allows you to write applications that run without any particular dependency
on the choice of underlying operating system.
This may seem strange at first,
but you'll soon see that this Mozilla project offers powerful tools for GUI building
that allow you to develop for an extensive base of installed users.