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This file structure is used on a Linux platform. If your using a different platform, please visit [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner:Deploying_XULRunner_1.8 Deploying XULRunner 1.8] to find the file struture for your specific platform.
'''Notes:'''
== Setting up the application.ini file ==
XULRunner first looks at the application.ini filelocated at the root directory. This file contains metadata which tells XULRunner how to run the application properly. This fype typically contains [Heading] and Key=Values. Also, Lines which begin with characters "#" or ";" are treated as comments. The application. ini file contains two sections. They are the following with surrounding square brackets: '''[App]''' Section - This section of the file contains data about the application<table style="width: 100%;" class="standard-table" cellborder=1 border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0><tr><td width="10%"> '''Key'''</td><td> '''Value'''</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>Name of the application.</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>Version of the application.</td></tr><tr><td>BuildID</td><td>This is the build ID which is unique. Typically this field is a date</td></tr><tr><td>ID</td><td>Unique ID of the application.</td></tr><tr><td>Vendor</td><td>This is the vendor of the application which is an optional field.</td></tr></table> '''[Gecko]''' Section - This section contains information about what version XULRunner is needed for the application.<table style="width: 100%;" class="standard-table" cellborder=1 border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0><tr><td width="10%">'''Key'''</td><td>'''Value'''</td></tr><tr><td>MinVersion</td><td>The minimum XULRunner version this application supports.</td></tr><tr><td>MaxVersion</td><td>The maximum XULRunner version this application can run on.</td></tr></table> The following is a sample '''application.ini''' file. <pre> [App] Vendor=Mylau Name=Hello World Application Version=1.0 BuildID=20060101 Copyright=Copyright (c) 2006 ID=xulTestApp@mylau.org [Gecko] MinVersion=1.8 MaxVersion=1.8</pre> == Setting up the chrome.manifest file ==
content myapp file:content/
== Setting up the prefs.js file ==
The prefs.js file tells XULRunner which XUL file contains the main window. The following was used for this simple application.
pref("toolkit.defaultChromeURI", "chrome://myapp/content/main.xul");
The '''pref''' function needs to be passed in two arguements. In this scenario, this document provided an explaination on what those two arguements are:
:*'''toolkit.defaultChromeURI''' is a preferences which allows a simple XULRunner-based application to open a new window
:*'''chrome://myapp/content/main.xul''' is the location of the main XUL file.
== Creating some XUL ==
For the similicity of this application, we're going to create a simple XUL window that says hello world.
<pre>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/css"?>
<window id="main" title="My App" width="300" height="300"
xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
<caption label="Hello World"/>
</window>
</pre>
== Running the application ==
To run the application, type the following:
If your on Windows:
xulrunner.exe application.ini
If your on Linux:
xulrunner application.ini
If your on Mac:
/Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework/xulrunner-bin application.ini
Make sure your in the application level of the XULRunner application.
== References ==
*[http://blogs.acceleration.net/ryan/archive/2005/05/06/1073.aspx XULRunner Tutorial]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Getting_started_with_XULRunner Getting started with XULRunner]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner:Deploying_XULRunner_1.8 Deploying XULRunner]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Application_Packaging XUL Application Packaging]
