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XUL Reference 1 (Windows)

XUL Reference allows you to highlight names of xpcom/xul/xbl components and interfaces in Web pages, then right-click and go straight to its page on xulplanet.com, which is the best xul reference out there. This is more than a search engine plugin because the extension knows the names of all XPCOM...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, XUL, Einar Egilsson, XUL Reference, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2007-09-21

Why Rich Internet Applications are important for the browser

At Ignite Seattle this evening I hung out with Ted Leung for a while and we chatted about Rich Internet Applications RIAs. Coming from the open source world, he always has a very interesting take on the RIA world and I always learn a ton from him. In this case,...

Tags: XULRunner, XUL, WPF, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, WFP/E, Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Applications, Flash, Experience, Dekoh

Blog posts 2007-04-06

Programming Firefox: Configuring for Chrome and a Server

This paper moves the application from its home in a test directory to a setting that is more consistent with commercial implementations. It will create two key pieces for implementing the application: a local XUL application communicating with a Personal Hypertext Processor PHP server, a remote XUL application being served...

Tags: Application, Mozilla Firefox, Server, O'Reilly Media Inc., XUL, Programming, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Book chapters 2007-04-01

Joost and Viacom - a win for desktop Rich Internet Applications

The big news all over Techmeme today is that Joost and Viacom are partnering up to provide Viacom content for Joost users. Joost is an application that I havent covered a lot because I dont have an account, and havent been able to say much about it. Its written partly...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Joost, XUL

Blog posts 2007-02-20

Tidbits from the developer chat - 64bit Flash, open source Player and XUL/MXML

I just finished sitting in on the Mozilla developer chat with Brendan Eich and Kevin Lynch regarding todays announcement by Adobe that they are open sourcing the ActionScript Virtual Machine and contributing it to the Mozilla Foundation my coverage here. Now, quick disclaimer, a lot of these are pretty...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Adobe, Flex, Flash, Ajax

Blog posts 2006-11-07

Where is open source innovation?

Where is open source innovation?Is there even any inovation at all? That is the real question.Amaya started in 1996 http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ This predates FrontPage.Mozilla actually was started with NS 5.0 code by Netscape. Netscape predates MSIE. XUL predates XAML and Mozilla has had plans to intergrate SVG with...

Tags: Web browsers, Apache Software Foundation, SVG, XUL, open source, commercial open source, Mozilla Corp., sponsored project, content management, Microsoft Corp., innovation, Netscape Communications Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-11-25

Microsoft says IE updates possible

Microsoft says IE updates possibleDon't wait, get help today!Quit wasting time on Microsoft, IE has over 20 known flaws and Microsoft insists that it is part of the OS, so the OS is flawed also.http://www.webcenter.squarespace.com/browser-wars-ie-google/Get Firefox today and move to Linux desktop or Apple MAC, put no faith in Microsoft...

Tags: Web browsers, XUL, XAML, WebApps, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2004-11-17

Microsoft denies spoofing is security flaw

Microsoft denies spoofing is security flawIts not a security flaw, its a "feature."Seems Microsoft's products have lots and lots of "features."Yeah, right.Sorry, but IF you provide a feature that is clearly meant to show the URL of where the link is supposed to go, THEN there turns out to be...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., XUL, security, security flaw

Discussion threads 2004-11-02

Firefox Extension Development Tutorial: GUIs

Most Firefox extensions have one goal in common: wanting to add or change some graphical elements in Firefox. Fortunately, adding and modifying GUIs Graphical User Interfaces is quite easy thanks to the decision to create an interfacing language specifically for Firefox, from the ground up. This language is called XUL...

Tags: Firefox Extension, GUI, XUL, Rietta Solutions, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

White papers

Additional Resources

Spket IDE 1.6.18 (Windows)

It is editor for JavaScript, XUL/XBL, Laszlo, SVG, Silverlight and Yahoo Widget development. The JavaScript editor provides features like code completion, syntax highlighting and content outline that helps developers productively create efficient JavaScript code. It can run as Standalone application or as Eclipse plugins.

Tags: JavaScript, Microsoft Windows, Spket Studio, JavaScript Editor, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-19

Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes

Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holesReady before Tuesday, as I suspected.Downloaded and installed - no problems so far.there's another unpatched critical flaw in Firefox 3.5.1http://www.milw0rm.com/exploit.php?id=9158The Only Plugin You'll Ever Need: NoscriptGo get it here[b]This talkback brought to you by Mozilla Firefox 3.5[/b]The safest internet browser on the planet!Avoid Microsoft Internet...

Tags: Web browsers, NOW IT, noscript, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, high-risk browser hole, browser hole, Mozilla Corp., Novell AppArmor, Microsoft Internet Explorer, plug-in, ActiveX, NoScript, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Firefox 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruption

The latest update to Firefox addresses 67 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 23 bugs were marked as "critical" or higher. (Coincidentally this was the same number addressed by the 3.0.9 update in April.) Nine potential security vulnerabilities were patched including 1 marked as "high" and 4...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, MFSA, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Firefox 3.0.8 fixes Pwn2Own bug and one that "fell through the cracks"

The latest update to Firefox has been pushed out to users via an automatic update. This one was rushed through, mainly to fix the vulnerability used to win the 2009 CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest (MFSA 2009-13: Arbitrary code execution through XUL <tree> element). In addition it contains a...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Bug, Crack, Web Browsers, Patches, Security, Internet, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bug

Mozilla has won the race among browser makers to fix code execution holes exploited during this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker contest. The open-source group today shipped Firefox 3.0.8 with fixes for two separate vulnerabilities, including a drive-by download issue used by a hacker named "Nils" to win...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Community Member, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Firefox 3.0.7 fixes 47 bugs, 17 critical

The latest update to Firefox pushed out to users last night via automatic update addresses 47 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 17 bugs were marked as "critical" or higher. Five potential security vulnerabilities were patched including these 3 that were marked as "critical": ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Mozilla plugs Firefox code execution holes

Mozilla today shipped Firefox 3.0.7 with fixes for at least eight security flaws, some rated critical. The most serious of the vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers to run code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing, Mozilla warned in...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-04

OutWit Hub 0.8.2.20 (Windows)

Harvest the Web in a few clicks: Contains dozens of recognition and extraction features to ease your Web searches and structure your collections and mashups. Automatically browse through pages, collect and format the information you seek. Find images in galleries and search engines & display online full screen slideshows on...

Tags: Extraction, Microsoft Windows, OutWit Technologies, Channel Management, XML, Search, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2008-12-31

Firefox joins security patch day treadmill

Mozilla is joining Microsoft and Opera on the browser patching treadmill. The open-source group has rolled out the final security fix for the Firefox 2 branch and a new version of Firefox 3 to plug about a dozen security holes that could lead to remote code execution...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web Browser, Bulletin, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-16

OutWit Hub 0.8.1.172 (Mac)

Now available for Firefox 3, OutWit is the Web collection engine for everyone. It runs on your Windows, MacOS or Linux machine and allows you to browse through and easily grab information, collect media, contacts or files from the Internet, in a few clicks. Find pictures in galleries and search...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Outfit, Kernel, Tool, OutWit Technologies, Hub, Productivity, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-11-21

Creating Simple Firefox "Add-Ons" With Ubiquity: Developing Add-Ons for Firefox Can Be Tedious, But It's Not Hard

Making add-ons for Firefox is not hard, but development can be tedious, especially as there is no formal development IDE for making them (Venkman comes closest, but it's not very close). So, if the developer creates a component, he or she has to build the XUL supports and overlays, bind...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Ubiquity, Jupitermedia Corp., Add-on, Web Browsers, CSS, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

White papers 2008-10-29