Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Gianugo Rabellino
On 10/10/05, Stefano Mazzocchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been working heavily with XUL recently and I have to say, it could be a refreshing experience if you were used to build DHTML applications. At the same time, be aware that XUL is normally used inside the mozilla security sandbox

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Joerg Heinicke
Gianugo Rabellino gianugo at gmail.com writes: 1. server roundtrip model: Xul doesn't really fit in a request-response model where all data travel at once upon hitting a submit button. This might lead to two different alternatives: (a) ajax all over the place, where more or less every

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Gianugo Rabellino
On 10/11/05, Joerg Heinicke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gianugo Rabellino gianugo at gmail.com writes: 1. server roundtrip model: Xul doesn't really fit in a request-response model where all data travel at once upon hitting a submit button. This might lead to two different alternatives:

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Gianugo Rabellino wrote: On 10/10/05, Stefano Mazzocchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been working heavily with XUL recently and I have to say, it could be a refreshing experience if you were used to build DHTML applications. At the same time, be aware that XUL is normally used inside the

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Peter Hunsberger
On 10/11/05, Stefano Mazzocchi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gianugo Rabellino wrote: snip/ rant Now, call me an old fart, but I don't quite like the continuous and oh-so-fashionable XML bashing I see nowadays. Clearly, writing angle brackets all over the place isn't the most comfortable way

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-11 Thread Joerg Heinicke
Gianugo Rabellino gianugo at gmail.com writes: I think it's clear using XUL the HTML-way makes no sense. My either-or was related to the two mentioned alternatives. And these two depend heavily on the widget IMO. I see your point. Problem is whether the CForms approach can be abstracted

XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-10 Thread Gianugo Rabellino
I've been playing quite a bit these days with Xul, after a few years' hyatus which made me appreciate the comeback even more. :) I'm more and more inclined in devoting some of my Copious Free Time to a Xul CForms renderer, and I wanted to catch up with other fellow members and see what's going on.

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-10 Thread Joerg Heinicke
Gianugo Rabellino gianugo at gmail.com writes: I'm more and more inclined in devoting some of my Copious Free Time to a Xul CForms renderer, and I wanted to catch up with other fellow members and see what's going on. That was what Claas Thiele and I started at the hackathon. I understand

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-10 Thread Gianugo Rabellino
On 10/10/05, Joerg Heinicke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gianugo Rabellino gianugo at gmail.com writes: 1. server roundtrip model: Xul doesn't really fit in a request-response model where all data travel at once upon hitting a submit button. This might lead to two different alternatives: (a)

Re: XULifying CForms (yet another attempt?)

2005-10-10 Thread Stefano Mazzocchi
Gianugo Rabellino wrote: I've been playing quite a bit these days with Xul, after a few years' hyatus which made me appreciate the comeback even more. :) I'm more and more inclined in devoting some of my Copious Free Time to a Xul CForms renderer, and I wanted to catch up with other fellow