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XUL is only used for the external chrome interface of the Firefox desktop browser, let's be clear not to commingle the technology used to build the UI of Firefo
by csuwldcat 13y ago
XUL is only used for the external chrome interface of the Firefox desktop browser, let's be clear not to commingle the technology used to build the UI of Firefox with the standards-based technologies that power web apps/pages ;)
- JasonSage 13y agoNo, but it is entirely possible to build desktop-installable apps using the Firefox internals, with XUL as the primary interface technology. This was the idea behind XULRunner, a Firefox runtime package for you to build your apps with. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XULRunner https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XULRunner The XML-based XUL isn't terrible, either, considering the respectable set of widgets and the ability to control all the styles with CSS. The nasty part, in my experience, was trying to get through the messy FFI that was XPCOM.
- jdangu 13y agoCheck out Pencil (mockup app) http://pencil.evolus.vn/ http://pencil.evolus.vn/ for an example of multi-platform desktop app based on XULRunner.