Hi, C|Net reports that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Microsoft a patent on XUL.
Evidently, no prior art exists. The Microsoft patent is titled "Method and apparatus for writing a windows application in HTML" and the abstract reads: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for authoring and executing HTML application files is disclosed. An HTML application file is basically a standard HTML file that runs in its own window outside of the browser, and is thus not bound by the security restrictions of the browser. The author of an HTML application file can take advantage of the relaxed security. The author of the HTML application file designates the file as an HTML application file by doing one or more of the following: defining the MIME type as an HTML application MIME type; or using an HTML application file extension for the file. When a browser, such as the Internet Explorer, encounters one of the above, it processes the file as an HTML application file rather than a standard HTML file by creating a main window independent of the browser, and rendering the HTML in the main window. Microsoft filed the patent on May 20, 1999 and lists Cooper; Phillip R. (North Bend, WA); Kohnfelder; Loren M. (Bellevue, WA); Chavez; Roderick A. (Kirkland, WA) as inventors. Full story @ http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5119072.html - Gerald ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ xul-announce mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xul-announce
