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# [[Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-09-29|Friday September 29, 2006]]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-10-06 Friday October 6, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-10-13 Friday October 13, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-10-20 Friday October 20, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-10-27 Friday October 27, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-11-03 Friday November 3, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-11-10 Friday November 10, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-11-17 Friday November 17, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-11-24 Friday November 24, 2006]# [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-tech-xul:2006-12-01 Friday December 1, 2006]

=== [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/8d4a161af5f3c859/26ea3851f9b196ca#26ea3851f9b196ca What is an example of tab browser in XUL?] === :[http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.8/source/browser/base/content/browser.xul#506 An example of tab browswer in XUL] === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/57d92948ee93e015/e126b4642552567d#e126b4642552567d How can i get URIs on open tabs?] === Using the following code sample, :<pre>:// Get browsers object:var browsers=document.getElementById('content').browsers;:var numBrowsers=browsers.length;::for (var i=0; numBrowsers>i; i++):{: var thisURI=browsers[i].currentURI.spec;: // do something with it.:} ::</pre>The person can get the titles too using the .contentTitle tag. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/f25c7e5dd546a005/bce0d886cf0ba703#bce0d886cf0ba703 How to add and remove values to/from, set up inside a <prefwindow> container to handle the preference?] === :<prefwidnow> can contain any control, just like a regular window. Some of them can be tied to a preference so that the preference is automatically updated as the control is manipulated. Others, like <listbox>, cannot be so tied, but one can always write a script that updates preferences explicitly, via nsIPrefBranch interface.  === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/0f9029377573cfa2/ba127b8ff6c7e57b#ba127b8ff6c7e57b Can a XUL template be used for RSS?] === :You should be able to use a XUL template to display feeds, although you may have to write the feed data to an RDF datasource first.  === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/1cd0d95ece50e2ed/3d56c5f2b5a56b9b#3d56c5f2b5a56b9b How do I remove the file location header included in the default printing setting?] ===:See http://www.xulplanet.com/references/elemref/ref_iframe.html, the first user note at the bottom. Change this line :<pre>var settings = PrintUtils.getPrintSettings();</pre> :to this :<pre>var settings = PrintUtils.getPrintSettings().clone();:settings.docURL = " "; // suppress URL on printout</pre> :Other options you can modify are documented here: :http://www.xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsIPrintSettings.html === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/bceb1fad72d3dd4c/599a85d1f1097d2c#599a85d1f1097d2c Is it possible to load the template with XML file and not rdf based source?] === :That feature isn't available yet. The code that implements it is waiting to be reviewed. See bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=321171 === [http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/3331f2918d272742/238ffea39402e13b?hl=en#238ffea39402e13b How can I manage scrolling outside the browser?] === :This problem can be solved by capturing the focus events and giving the focus to another xul element or capturing and canceling the keypress events === [http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/0e44d61bec2604be/55d6bfd713e5ba45?hl=en#55d6bfd713e5ba45 DrawWindow with transparent background possible?] ===  With Mozilla trunk --------------------------------------------------------- nsIDOMCanvasRenderingContext2D* c2d = //coming from <canvas> nsIDOMWindow* window = //coming from <iframe> c2d->DrawWindow( window, ..., "rgba(0,0,0,0)"); --------------------------------------------------------- :This makes canvas background transparent if background is transparent but when "window" is coming from top level content window, background is not transparent. :So how can I do this same way as <iframe>? You can't right now === [http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/3331f2918d272742/238ffea39402e13b?hl=en#238ffea39402e13b I want to create dymanically multiple elements with datasource attribute. I want to create XUL element in the javascript, assign datasources/ref/template attribute to it so that the content is generated from the rdf datasource] === :Create the element, set the datasources attribute then add the element to the document. This should then create the database. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/55db17d4373bcb42/31e471205e4b5d4d#31e471205e4b5d4d How can I send XML/XUL document fragrement to the server instead of using GET or POST variables?] === :You can send documents using send(document), so you should be able to insert the fragment into an empty document. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/1a1949a4642f44ad/2d6959f8371fa69e#2d6959f8371fa69e I get the error: Gecko MinVersion requirement not met.] ===:Visit http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Getting_started_with_XULRunner#Step_4:_Set_up_application.ini to find out how to properly set up the application.ini file. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/52750962db5f67dc/59ea86f711094f43#59ea86f711094f43 Is Localizing remote XUL possible?] ===:Loading remote DTDs for XML documents is currenty not yet supported in XUL.:;The following bugs were reported on this issue.:;https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22942:;https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133698 === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/46c956df329be561/0cc354d668e2a3d9#0cc354d668e2a3d9 When loading an XSLT stylesheet into an XML I get the error: "Error loading stylesheet: An XSLT stylesheet load was blocked for security reasons."] === :That error is from a security check that has been put up to safeguard against cross-site-scripting attacks. :A scheme is in development to allow servers to open up their site for cross-site access, but that's not yet done. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/b15d601bbeb4e4de/61ec4be93c26c852#61ec4be93c26c852 hidechrome="true" doesn’t work on a Mac?] === :Unfortunately, no simple solution to this was posted. A workaround is to open the content in a new window using "window.open" and send titlebar=”no” as one of the flags in the 3rd argument. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/95da86a0014e6ae4/89995304ae2089a3#89995304ae2089a3 Are XUL attributes integers?] === :Attributs such as left="100" or top="200" look as if they're integers but they are actually handled as strings.:To use them as integers use JavaScript's [http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_parseInt.asp parseInt()] function. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/ed8140804433a206/a347e9844466abf2#a347e9844466abf2 Using the "icon" attribute on a button] === From [http://www.croczilla.com/~alex/xulplanet/elemref/ref_button.html#attr_icon XULPlanet.com reference]::This attribute should be used to set the usage for common buttons. Some platforms display these buttons with a small icon indicating their usage. This should be used in place of the image attribute. Possible values include: accept, cancel, help, open, save, find, clear, yes, no, apply, close, print, add, remove, refresh, go-forward, go-back, properties, select-font, select-color, network. If you are using a button that matches one of these common usages, use the icon attribute to indicate this. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/26293bd2f930e49c/403c3ea9180ef991#403c3ea9180ef991 Dynamic Objects in Toolbar] === There may be a few ways to implement this:#By building your menupopup from an RDF datasource, which could be generated on the server.#By getting data (e.g. JSON string) from the server, parsing it on client, and building the menupopup using DOM methods (such as document.createElementNS).#By getting data as XML from the server. (server can just send the XUL code to use for popup - alternatively it can send generic XML describing the attributes of the items in the menu and you generate the XUL on client by applying an XSLT transform.) === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/c38b314ec14bf039/b3fafe8e0a90102c#b3fafe8e0a90102c Can I change a XUL tree cell/row/item background color with Javacript?] === To set the background color you need to set the property for the cell/row and not for the item.An example of this is::<pre>:selectedtreeitem = tree.view.getItemAtIndex(tree.currentIndex);:electedtreeitem.firstChild.setAttribute('style', 'background: #FF0000');:</pre> === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/1c47b84ce54353a5/9daa474a70c5dff6#9daa474a70c5dff6 Specifying window.onload function] === To specify a function to run when the window is loaded,add the following code between the script tags in the XUL file: window.addEventListener("load", function(e) { startup(); }, false); Similarly, for onunload use the code: window.addEventListener("unload", function(e) { shutdown(); }, false); === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/f0aa44a69e64dda5/b86f0e12f5941092#b86f0e12f5941092 Is there an event which is called when the Firefox browser is initialized?] === An event is initiated when the application starts up and when the profile is changed. For more information please look at the following link: [http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/src/nsExtensionManager.js.in#2703 nsExtensionManager.js] === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/40b79fb4574cac8b/5c46a2cebfcae898#5c46a2cebfcae898 Is nsIVariant fully supported using python?] === Python has full support for variants. Pass a Python string/int/etc to the method requiring an nsIVariant. A Python object is convered when implmenting an interface taking an nsIVariant.  === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/b8916415bc0fa019/9c7fd67b21949317#9c7fd67b21949317 How do I close the "showPopup" which is automatically opened when the "oncontextmenu" event is called?] === If you have a similar code base as the following: :<pre>:onBookmarkContextMenu: function(event, id) {: document.getElementById("bookmarkPopup").showPopup(document.getElementById(id),: event.screenX + 6, event.screenY + 6, "popup", "bottomright",: "bottomright");::}:</pre> Use the hidePopup() function to solve this issue. === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/9bf54cc3afe1c340/100724af248a02ad#100724af248a02ad What is an example of addProgressListener?] === An example of this is this: :<pre>:// Associate the progress listener for a "browser" to a listener object::browserObject.addProgressListener( listObj,: Components.interfaces.nsIWebProgress.NOTIFY_STATE_WINDOW );::// Remember to define the object, something like this:::listObj = new Object();::listObj.wpl = Components.interfaces.nsIWebProgressListener;::listObj.QueryInterface = function(aIID) {: if (aIID.equals(listObj.wpl) ||: aIID.equals(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsWeakReference) ||: aIID.equals(Components.interfaces.nsISupports)) return this;: throw Components.results.NS_NOINTERFACE;::}::listObj.onStateChange = function(aProgress, aRequest, aFlag, aStatus) {: if (aFlag & listObj.wpl.STATE_START) {: // This fires when the load event is initiated: } else {: if (aFlag & listObj.wpl.STATE_STOP) {: if ( aFlag & listObj.wpl.STATE_IS_WINDOW ) {: // This fires when ALL load finish: }: if ( aFlag & listObj.wpl.STATE_IS_NETWORK ) {: // Fires when ALL load are REALLY over,: // do something "final" here: // (my two cents): } else {: // This fires when a load finishes: }: }: }: return 0;::}::// This fires when the location bar changes i.e load event is confirmed:// or when the user switches tabs:listObj.onLocationChange = function(aProgress, aRequest, aURI) {::// do whatever you want to do:return 0;::}::// For definitions of the remaining functions see XulPlanet.com:listObj.onProgressChange = function() { return 0 };:listObj.onStatusChange = function() { return 0 };:listObj.onSecurityChange = function() { return 0 };:listObj.onLinkIconAvailable = function() { return 0 };::/*: I use the progress listener to trap the end of a local HTML: "template" file loading, and run XSLT transormations.: In addition I need to evaluate the browser contentDocument DOM: in order to clean "target" attributes on links, and so on.:: HTH:*/ :</pre> === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/55136a31f12497cc/22e2b0dadf941259#22e2b0dadf941259 How do I create XUL elements dynamically in JavaScript?] === Use the following snippet of code to add a new element under an existing element: var elem = document.getElementById(XUL_ELEMENT_ID); var node = document.createElement(XUL_ELEMENT_NAME); node.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE, VALUE); node.setAttribute(ATTRIBUTE, VALUE); elem.appendChild(node); === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/df9104b140a1961b/8aa034e25417bc55#8aa034e25417bc55 How do I access XUL elements in a sidebar from the context menu JavaScript?] === The sidebar's content is a separate document, so you should use document.getElementById("sidebar").contentDocument.getElementById(...) This is something you could see using the DOMi. See also http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Working_with_windows_in_chrome_code === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/6098538f09e9822c/3e1ff364f7a986d5#3e1ff364f7a986d5 How can I include a .js document from inside a JavaScript document?] === Use the following snippet of code to reference a js file within a js file: objScriptLoader = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/moz/jssubscript-loader;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.mozIJSSubScriptLoader); objScriptLoader.loadSubScript(strURL); See http://www.xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/mozIJSSubScriptLoader.html for more information. == UnAnswered Questions (UAQ) == === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/c48b0997c211cb30/09fd369cfd27a782#09fd369cfd27a782 How can I center image/text within the toolbarbutton element in a xulrunner application?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/8a8e3939a2fad620/51c738063ead0511#51c738063ead0511 Issues with relative path in a jar in XUL] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech. xul/browse_thread/thread/010fe5746a11183e/3e59469982739735#3e59469982739735 How do can I create global observers for my summary pageXUL applications?] ===  === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/2354e3354d47478a/94806ab7d3a7d4c8#94806ab7d3a7d4c8 Is there a XUL function that will allow a script to determine the ID or handle of the active window task?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/b1141a8d850db281/50a5fd68808a3afc#50a5fd68808a3afc Getting an error in the console when inserting a subtree into a XUL document from another XML.] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/9b5a463c079ad8c0/3bc4b207ed661a89#3bc4b207ed661a89 How can I find more information about TB infrastructure?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/ad380fd21ea3467d/467edc27056190b0#467edc27056190b0 Throw an exception from an XSLT] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/47a4ec9b04385cbd/5b1a583c7ccca74f#5b1a583c7ccca74f Force browser links] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/36056dd802ac665e/22d3b3eef575a4dd#22d3b3eef575a4dd How can I save images using canvas for a Firefox 2.0+ extension?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/123040ce92333854/b4915a0e8085e776#b4915a0e8085e776 How can I access custom XPCOM Component from a XULRunner based application?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/19c4ac28a33071b3/3562fb411ad0f106#3562fb411ad0f106 Can I change the shape of the edge of the Toolbarbutton element?] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/41a1096602618693/fd3527c2490338b8#fd3527c2490338b8 Custom alert window] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/bc3b2322803e8178/87ca61ab171cbd55#87ca61ab171cbd55 Updating observes attribute] === === [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/62f0d1fb0ed52543/77ee30fd2fef45e6#77ee30fd2fef45e6 Hover Help on Dynamically Generated XUL Elements] ===

2=== [http://groups.google. Should com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/a1246bb44631f0d0/9389e7e2cb624055#9389e7e2cb624055 How do I put the FAQ questions/answers make my XULRunner application run in the summariesfront of all my applications on OSX?] ===

No=== [http://groups. Put them in a single place (here), instead of in the summariesgoogle.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.xul/browse_thread/thread/73930957246a9c93/a9a335c545b1934a#a9a335c545b1934a Toolbar and side bar syntax problem] ===