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mozilla xul?

Started by rhesus Aug 4, 2003 at 7:40 PM 3 replies 450+ views
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rhesus
rhesus
wtf does mozillas gui use a interpreted layer for the gui? Isnt compiling good enough for it? Why make it more heavy? There must have been some reason for this
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DakeDesu
DakeDesu
It is to allow expandability to the GUI. To make it easier for new toolbars, plugins, etc., to be made for Mozilla. It also allows people to take the Mozilla XUL portion, and make their own GUI applications using it.

It also allows for mozilla project code to look pretty close to being the same, and make it easier to port various projects under Mozilla''s wing to any platform that allows the XUL display.
rhesus
rhesus
Dakedesu i love you
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superpig
superpig
Oh, and it helps with the cross-platform aspect of it.
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Pouya
Pouya
And it''s cooler

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