The XPToolkit Architecture

Vision We will make UIs as easy to build as web pages, and we will make applications easier to write and to customize along the way. Goals The XPToolkit has two major goals, in order of precedence Make UIs easier to build Make cross-platform applications easier to build Table of Contents Introduction Overview of Packages XUL/AOM Reference Introduction to a XUL Document Widgets Menu Bars and Menus Toolbars and Toolboxes Titled Buttons Tree Widget Tab Widget Sliders and Scrollbars The Splitter Widget Progress Meter Checkbox (Tri-state) The Box System Broadcasters and Observers Focus and Command Dispatching Key Binding Popup Content (Context Menus and Tooltips) XUL Overlays Persistence and Sharing Windows and Dialogs Packages and the Chrome Registry XUL and RDF The AOM Implementation XUL/RDF Templates Services Reference Intro to Clipboard/Drag & Drop The Clipboard Drag and Drop File Dialogs Color Picker Font Picker Contact us at xptoolkitstaff@netscape.com. Want to complain about the new documentation? Email Dave Hyatt.