For my 0.6 release of XRap, I have managed to merge my 0.4 Windows release and 0.5 Linux release into one. I have had to…
Joshua DoodnauthFebruary 22, 2009
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
Here is my latest release of XRap (XulRunner Application Packager), this one is for packaging on Linux. This is a very rough release for me,…
Joshua DoodnauthFebruary 17, 2009
In my quest to create a packager for XULRunner apps, I figured I should use the Autotools to package up the app and distribute it…
Joshua DoodnauthFebruary 12, 2009
While trying to figure out where and how I am going to install XULRunner apps on to a Linux system, I realized a little nugget…
Joshua DoodnauthFebruary 2, 2009
XRap has been making use of a great program called WiX, which is used for packaging applications to deploy on the Windows platform. The only…
Joshua DoodnauthJanuary 24, 2009
Well its been a long time, a lot of reading, and a lot of learning (JavaScript and XUL), but I've managed to finally change over…
Joshua DoodnauthDecember 13, 2008
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
Found two little functions in JavaScript to create a GUID function S4(){ return (((1+Math.random())*0x10000)|0).toString(16).substring(1); } function guid() { return (S4()+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+S4()+S4()); } Thanks to sj at…
Joshua DoodnauthDecember 2, 2008