Difference between revisions of "XPFE XPToolkit"
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= XPFE & XPToolkit = | = XPFE & XPToolkit = | ||
| − | '"XPToolkit | + | XPFE & XPToolkit permit consistent '''creation''' of user interfaces across the 3 major platforms. As for why the two names: "'XPToolkit' is rather synonymous with XPFE. Though the former term seems more concrete than the other, and therefore is not an exact replacement, no one is completely certain why we have both." [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Introduction_to_XUL#Terms]. From here on in we'll refer to XPFE (because it's shorter to type). Note: This is also commonly refered to as Toolkit. |
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| + | XPFE uses XUL, XBL, and RDF to achive the goal of being able to programmatlically instantiate a button (for example) using the same api no matter what platfrom you are on. XPFE uses a combination native and custom widgets to achieve the toolkit. However, from the api perspective it is platform neutral. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/ Xul Programmers Reference] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/ The Moz Wiki XPFE page] | ||
| + | * [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Introduction_to_XUL#Terms Intro To XUL] | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 4 October 2006
XPFE & XPToolkit
XPFE & XPToolkit permit consistent creation of user interfaces across the 3 major platforms. As for why the two names: "'XPToolkit' is rather synonymous with XPFE. Though the former term seems more concrete than the other, and therefore is not an exact replacement, no one is completely certain why we have both." [1]. From here on in we'll refer to XPFE (because it's shorter to type). Note: This is also commonly refered to as Toolkit.
XPFE uses XUL, XBL, and RDF to achive the goal of being able to programmatlically instantiate a button (for example) using the same api no matter what platfrom you are on. XPFE uses a combination native and custom widgets to achieve the toolkit. However, from the api perspective it is platform neutral.
