Rapid Application Development With Mozilla by Nigel McFarlane (Paperback - Prentice Hall Ptr)

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<p><q>A must-have read for anybody interested in learning to build sophisticated applications with the Mozilla application framework.</q>-Mitchell Baker, President, The Mozilla Foundation</p><p><q>Mozilla has grown to become a powerful framework for building cutting-edge web applications. <cite>Rapid Application Development with Mozilla</cite> is an indispensable guide for developers of such applications.</q>-Brendan Eich, Chief Architect, The Mozilla Foundation, and Creator of JavaScript</p><p>Far more than just a web browser, Mozilla is the platform of choice for today's application and web developer. An innovative blend of XML vocabularies, easy-to-use scripting languages, and pre-existing software objects, Mozilla is a powerful, standards-compliant platform whose functionality guarantees rapid application development (RAD).</p><p>In <cite>Rapid Application Development with Mozilla</cite>, 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 as 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. Coverage includes:</p><ul><li>A detailed introduction to the fundamentals and capabilities of Mozilla</li><li>Full descriptions of Mozilla tools, including XUL, XBL, and XPCOM</li><li>The RDF data format and its interactions with XUL, including Listboxes, Chrome, Overlays, Trees, and Templates</li><li>Events, Forms, Menus, Navigation, and Commands using DOM, JavaScript?, and XUL</li><li>Tips for integration into Windows® and Mac® systems</li><li>A guide to deployment of finished applications</li><li>Hundreds of examples, screenshots, and code listings</li></ul><p>An additional feature of <cite>Rapid Application Development with Mozilla</cite> is the NoteTaker Web browser add-on-a sample Mozilla application that is developed throughout the book. When installed in a browser it allows you to add notes to web pages-even pages on other people's web sites! It is a memory and commentary tool that enhances repeat visits to a given site. This simple application provides a real-world example of all technologies used in the book.</p><p>If you're an application programmer or a web developer and you're looking for a productive, state-of-the-art, cross-platform programming tool, then <cite>Rapid Application Development with Mozilla</cite> is essential reading.</p>