TommyBee wrote:
> My understanding (and yes, it still may be flawed) is that the
> core of Mozilla involves rendering HTML and other languages (not really
> sure whether to say XML, XUL, or otherwise)
XUL is really just an XML data type.
> and thus any component
> requires the core to be installed.
Right, the rendering engine. It's the basis of everything Mozilla.
> What I don't understand is the integration of Navigator itself into this core,
> making it impossible to install a functional browserless Mozilla (a Mail /
> News standalone application, for example).
Navigator is not built into the core. Navigator is built ON TOP OF the core.
Just like everything else. It's POSSIBLE to strip out Navigator only stuff and
leave a Mail-news only program. But at the core will still be the renderer.
Every Mozilla based app will be like that. It's the whole point of being a
Mozilla based app. It's portable, and anyone familiar with modern web
technologies can create apps with it.
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