In Rapid Application Development with Mozilla, web, XML, and Open Standards expert Nigel McFarlane explores Mozilla's revolutionary XML User interface Language (XUL) and its library of well over 1,000 pre-built objects. Using clear and concise instruction, McFarlane explains what companies such a AOL, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others already know - that Mozilla and XUL are the keys to quickly and easily creating cross-platform, web-enabled applications.Written for web developers, this book introduces the structure and syntax of the XML user interface language (XUL) and the process of creating cross-platform web applications on the Mozilla platform. McFarlane explains the JavaScript language and the resource description framework (RDF), describes the interactions between the DOM, JavaScript, XUL, and RDF, and shows how XPCOM components solve common programming problems. Annotation ⓒ2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
