Probably once of the most simple but useful interfaces that I have come across is the nsIFilePicker. This interface will allow the end-user to use…
Joshua DoodnauthFebruary 20, 2009
I thought it was impossible to run a program outside my XUL app, mainly because of some kind of JavaScript restriction. There are client-side restrictions…
Joshua DoodnauthDecember 4, 2008
Writing files in XUL isn't that much harder than reading a file, in fact its very similar. What a relief. In my example I am…
Joshua DoodnauthNovember 26, 2008
After some weeks of procrastination and going nuts over other projects, I’m getting back to XUL and my XRap program. I’ve been asked to change…
Joshua DoodnauthNovember 25, 2008
In just under 4 year Mozilla has managed to hit the one billion mark for downloads from addons.mozilla.org. It just shows how influential as well as…
Joshua DoodnauthNovember 21, 2008
This week I've had the pleasure of attending the Mozilla Developer Days here in Toronto. I have never attended an event like this, and I…
Joshua DoodnauthSeptember 16, 2008
This week I was introduced to Ubiquity, a very cool Firefox extension currently in the alpha release. By cool, i mean that this little app…
Joshua DoodnauthSeptember 11, 2008