Programming Firefox. Building Rich Internet Applications with XUL

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• Programming Firefox
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  • A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
  • Preface
    • Intended Audience
    • Why Buy This Book?
    • Conventions Used in This Book
    • Terms and Usage
      • A Tag or an Element?
    • How This Book Is Organized
      • Demonstration Platforms
    • Using Code Examples
    • Comments and Questions
    • Safari Enabled
    • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Firefox and Friends
    • 1.1. Mozilla to Firefox and Thunderbird
    • 1.2. XML Technologies
      • 1.2.1. XML History
      • 1.2.2. XSLT and XPath
      • 1.2.3. RDF
      • 1.2.4. CSS
    • 1.3. At the Top of It All: The DOM
    • 1.4. Mixing Document Types
    • 1.5. Getting Started
      • 1.5.1. Supporting Tools
        • 1.5.1.1. Apache web server
        • 1.5.1.2. PHP
        • 1.5.1.3. MySQL
      • 1.5.2. Getting the Browser
  • 2. XUL Basics
    • 2.1. File Structure
    • 2.2. XUL Widgets
      • 2.2.1. Boxes
      • 2.2.2. Adding Styling
      • 2.2.3. Box Sizes
      • 2.2.4. The Flex, Pack, and Align Attributes
        • 2.2.4.1. Flex
        • 2.2.4.2. Pack
        • 2.2.4.3. Align
    • 2.3. Introducing Input Controls
      • 2.3.1. Labels and Buttons
      • 2.3.2. Text Entry
      • 2.3.3. Menus and Toolboxes
    • 2.4. More Complex Containers
      • 2.4.1. Lists
      • 2.4.2. Trees
      • 2.4.3. Grids
      • 2.4.4. Group Boxes
    • 2.5. Managing the Display Space
      • 2.5.1. Tab Boxes
      • 2.5.2. Splitters
    • 2.6. Content Display Panels
    • 2.7. Miscellaneous Widgets
    • 2.8. Helper Features
    • 2.9. Mozilla Style Declarations
      • 2.9.1. Pseudoproperties
      • 2.9.2. Pseudoclasses
    • 2.10. Summary
  • 3. Coding and Testing for the Real World
    • 3.1. Defining a Target Application
    • 3.2. Adding Logic
      • 3.2.1. JavaScript, Events, and DOM Nodes
      • 3.2.2. The Document Object Model
        • 3.2.2.1. Interfaces
        • 3.2.2.2. Moving from widgets to document nodes
      • 3.2.3. Events
        • 3.2.3.1. Inline event handlers
        • 3.2.3.2. Dynamic assignment of attributes
        • 3.2.3.3. Dynamic addition of event listeners
        • 3.2.3.4. External script files
        • 3.2.3.5. The event parameter
      • 3.2.4. Modifying Node Contents
    • 3.3. Simple Authentication Script
      • 3.3.1. XUL Input Widgets
        • 3.3.1.1. Modifying node styles
        • 3.3.1.2. Removing and adding document nodes
    • 3.4. When Things Dont Work
      • 3.4.1. Looking for the Obvious: Bad Typing
        • 3.4.1.1. The JavaScript console
      • 3.4.2. Programming and Design Errors
        • 3.4.2.1. The console dump( ) command
        • 3.4.2.2. The Venkman debugger
        • 3.4.2.3. The DOM Inspector
    • 3.5. Summary
  • 4. Configuring for Chrome and a Server
    • 4.1. Chrome Overview
    • 4.2. Running as a Local Installation
      • 4.2.1. Chrome Directory Structure
      • 4.2.2. Package Registration
    • 4.3. XUL-to-Server Communications
      • 4.3.1. Configuring the Server
      • 4.3.2. The Client/Server Protocol
        • 4.3.2.1. The client-side request
        • 4.3.2.2. The server-side response
      • 4.3.3. When Things Go Wrong
      • 4.3.4. Adding a Database
        • 4.3.4.1. Creating the database
        • 4.3.4.2. Creating account tables
        • 4.3.4.3. Creating database user accounts
        • 4.3.4.4. Connecting PHP to MySQL
        • 4.3.4.5. Calling the MySQLi API
      • 4.3.5. When Things Go Wrong
    • 4.4. Serving XUL Files
      • 4.4.1. Creating a XUL File to Be Served
      • 4.4.2. Configuring the Server
      • 4.4.3. PHP Serving XUL
        • 4.4.3.1. Using PHP require( )
        • 4.4.3.2. PHP serving XUL files
        • 4.4.3.3. Logic changes
    • 4.5. Summary
  • 5. Multiframe XUL
    • 5.1. Dividing the Display Area
    • 5.2. Editing Documents
      • 5.2.1. HTML Documents, Windows, and iframes
      • 5.2.2. XUL Documents, Windows, and iframes
      • 5.2.3. XUL Windows and Content Type
      • 5.2.4. Other Content Panels
        • 5.2.4.1. <editor>
        • 5.2.4.2. <browser>
      • 5.2.5. Dealing with Events
        • 5.2.5.1. Event phases
      • 5.2.6. Synchronizing Interface Widgets and Frames
        • 5.2.6.1. Adding state transitions
        • 5.2.6.2. An event handler too many
        • 5.2.6.3. Event generation: XUL events and HTML events
        • 5.2.6.4. Responding to the "right" event target
        • 5.2.6.5. Managing events in iframes
      • 5.2.7. Adding Pull-Down Menus
        • 5.2.7.1. Operating system caveats
    • 5.3. Adding Dialog Windows
    • 5.4. Summary
  • 6. Trees, Templates, and Datasources
    • 6.1. Trees
      • 6.1.1. Tree Structure
      • 6.1.2. Different Types of Tree Content
      • 6.1.3. Selecting Tree Items
      • 6.1.4. Multiple Selections
        • 6.1.4.1. Parsing ranges
      • 6.1.5. Templates and RDF (Simple View)
        • 6.1.5.1. RDF tags and attributes
        • 6.1.5.2. Templates (simple form)
        • 6.1.5.3. Hierarchical output
        • 6.1.5.4. Adding rules
      • 6.1.6. More Complex Templates
        • 6.1.6.1. Formal RDF terminology
          • 6.1.6.1.1. Conditions
          • 6.1.6.1.2. Actions
      • 6.1.7. Using Templates for Conditional Processing
        • 6.1.7.1. IDs and URIs
        • 6.1.7.2. Template forms: Summary
    • 6.2. Modifying Datasources
      • 6.2.1. RDF Statements: A Closer Look
      • 6.2.2. RDF Interfaces and Services
      • 6.2.3. RDF Datasource Details
        • 6.2.3.1. Accessing datasources
        • 6.2.3.2. Modifying datasources: Creating and removing RDF statements
        • 6.2.3.3. Modifying containers
        • 6.2.3.4. Removing resources and containers
      • 6.2.4. Moving to Code
        • 6.2.4.1. Adding dialogs
      • 6.2.5. Tying Everything Together
    • 6.3. Summary
  • 7. DOM Manipulation and Input/Output
    • 7.1. A Design Review
    • 7.2. Browser Elements
      • 7.2.1. Properties and Native Wrappers
      • 7.2.2. Selection and Range Objects
      • 7.2.3. Manipulating Selections and Ranges
    • 7.3. Moving Text Between Frames
    • 7.4. Exporting Note Document Content
      • 7.4.1. File Services
        • 7.4.1.1. Selecting a destination file
        • 7.4.1.2. Writing document content to a file
        • 7.4.1.3. Reading document content from a file
      • 7.4.2. Emailing Note Document Contents
        • 7.4.2.1. Mixing XUL and HTML
        • 7.4.2.2. Synthesizing DOM events
        • 7.4.2.3. Clearing content
    • 7.5. Adding Interactivity to DOM Elements
    • 7.6. Summary
  • 8. Graphics
    • 8.1. A Sample Graphing Project
    • 8.2. XHTML Review
      • 8.2.1. Combining XHTML and SVG Namespaces
        • 8.2.1.1. File type and content type
        • 8.2.1.2. DOCTYPE and validation
    • 8.3. SVG Overview
      • 8.3.1. SVG Drawing
      • 8.3.2. Appearance Properties
      • 8.3.3. Graphical Elements
      • 8.3.4. Transform, Translate, and Scale
    • 8.4. Data-to-Graphics Transformation
      • 8.4.1. Using XSLT
        • 8.4.1.1. The source document
        • 8.4.1.2. A transformation stylesheet
        • 8.4.1.3. The resulting XHTML file
      • 8.4.2. Style Information
      • 8.4.3. Adding Interactivity
    • 8.5. HTML Canvas
      • 8.5.1. Canvas Drawing
        • 8.5.1.1. Program algorithm
        • 8.5.1.2. Text
      • 8.5.2. Program Code
    • 8.6. Summary
  • 9. Extending the Interface
    • 9.1. Overlay Files
      • 9.1.1. Overlay File Structure
        • 9.1.1.1. Element positioning
        • 9.1.1.2. Dynamic loading
      • 9.1.2. Overlays and the Browser
    • 9.2. Adding Logic
    • 9.3. XBL
      • 9.3.1. XBL Structure
      • 9.3.2. XBL Content
        • 9.3.2.1. Passing attributes to XBL content
      • 9.3.3. Implementation
        • 9.3.3.1. Anonymous content
      • 9.3.4. Event Handlers
      • 9.3.5. An Expanded Example
    • 9.4. HTTP Request Widget
      • 9.4.1. Extending Bindings
    • 9.5. Summary
  • 10. XForms
    • 10.1. Basic XForms Structure
    • 10.2. An Example Transfer to the Server
      • 10.2.1. The Stylesheet
      • 10.2.2. The Server Script
      • 10.2.3. An Overview of an XForms Document
      • 10.2.4. XForms Controls
    • 10.3. XForms Validation Features
      • 10.3.1. Pseudoclasses and Conditional Styling
        • 10.3.1.1. Pseudoclasses
        • 10.3.1.2. Required entries
        • 10.3.1.3. Data validation
      • 10.3.2. Beyond Styling: Manipulating Content and Structure
        • 10.3.2.1. Calculating field values
        • 10.3.2.2. Relevant and conditional appearance
      • 10.3.3. User Interface Elements
      • 10.3.4. Repeating Interface Markup
    • 10.4. XForms Events and Actions
      • 10.4.1. XML Events
      • 10.4.2. XForms Actions
    • 10.5. User Interaction and Dynamic Presentation
      • 10.5.1. Dynamic Insertion and Removal of Entries
      • 10.5.2. Changes in Form Structure
    • 10.6. What to Do When Things Go Wrong
    • 10.7. Summary
  • 11. Installation and Deployment
    • 11.1. Deploying Standalone Applications
      • 11.1.1. Chrome Registry Revisited
      • 11.1.2. XULRunner Applications
        • 11.1.2.1. Directory structure
        • 11.1.2.2. Downloading XULRunner
        • 11.1.2.3. XULRunner deployment package
        • 11.1.2.4. Hiworld in a directory
        • 11.1.2.5. Moving from directory to JAR file
        • 11.1.2.6. Building necessary startup files
          • 11.1.2.6.1. application.ini
          • 11.1.2.6.2. prefs.js
          • 11.1.2.6.3. chrome.manifest
    • 11.2. Deploying Themes and Skins
      • 11.2.1. File Structure
      • 11.2.2. Creating the Stylesheet
      • 11.2.3. Registering the Skin
    • 11.3. Adding Locales
      • 11.3.1. Setting Up for Locale Development
      • 11.3.2. Text String Mapping
        • 11.3.2.1. DTD and entity mapping
        • 11.3.2.2. Creating the entities
        • 11.3.2.3. Moving to JAR files
    • 11.4. Deploying Extensions
      • 11.4.1. Extension Interfaces: Overlays Revisited
        • 11.4.1.1. Filesystem implementation
      • 11.4.2. Locales and Scripting Variables
        • 11.4.2.1. String bundles
        • 11.4.2.2. String bundles in overlays
    • 11.5. Deploying the Extension
      • 11.5.1. Installation Manifest: install.rdf
      • 11.5.2. Extensions and the Manifest File
      • 11.5.3. Installing and Testing
    • 11.6. What to Do When Things Go Wrong
      • 11.6.1. Were the Files Installed?
      • 11.6.2. Chrome Problems
      • 11.6.3. Integration Problems
      • 11.6.4. Iterative Deployment
    • 11.7. Summary
  • 12. XUL Widget Reference
    • 12.1. Browser Package Files
      • 12.1.1. Following the Files
    • 12.2. Developer Reference
      • 12.2.1. JavaScript Widgets, Attributes, and Properties
      • 12.2.2. Component Interfaces
      • 12.2.3. Widget-Specific Attributes, Properties, and Methods
        • 12.2.3.1. Common attributes, properties, and methods
      • 12.2.4. Base XBL Bindings
  • XUL Widgets: Attributes, Properties, and Methods
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