Essential XUL Programming

Introduction. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Chapter 1 What Is XUL? The Origins of XUL. Leveraged Technologies in XUL. Types of XUL User Interface Widgets. XUL Features. Implementing XUL. Summary. Notes. Chapter 2 An XML Primer. XML Syntax. Creating a Document Type Definition. Constructing a XUL DTD. Creating a Schema. The Document Object Model. Summary. Chapter 3 Using Cascading Style Sheets. A Simple CSS Example. CSS Fundamentals. Using CSS with XUL. Summary. Notes. Chapter 4 Building a Simple XUL Interface. Building a XUL Application. Complete Code for xulexample.xul. Complete Code for eventhandlers.js. Summary. Chapter 5 Creating Netscape Themes. Gathering Your Tools. Downloading a Template. Developing Your Netscape Theme. Summary. Chapter 6 RDF and XUL Templates. The RDF Model and Syntax. Building and Using XUL Templates. Summary. Notes. Chapter 7 XUL Overlays and XBL. Using XUL Overlays. Using XML Binding Language (XBL). Summary. Notes. Chapter 8 The jXUL Open Source Project. Why jXUL? The jXUL Architecture. jXUL Components. jXUL Packages. Getting Involved in the jXUL Project. Challenges for the jXUL Project. Summary. Chapter 9 Case Study: Creating a Customizable Browser Portal . Defining the Problem. Approaching the Solution. Under the Hood: An In-Depth Look at Netscape's "My Sidebar". Customizing My Sidebar for the Case Study. Summary. Chapter 10 Case Study: Building an E-Commerce User Interface with XUL. Defining the Problem. Analyzing the Requirements. Designing the User Interface. Building the User Interface. Creating and Populating the User Interface. Navigating the Finished Product. Main XUL Interface File. JavaScript Event Handling File. Overlay Files. Summary. Appendix A: XUL Programmer's Reference. Appendix B: Netscape Theme Reference. References. Index.