Re: UI/Forms Desginer for XUL
Lane Sharman <[email protected]>
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Hi Gerald, Excellent reply and I will investigvate Theodore and Franklin. I also need more time to work with luxor. -Lane Gerald Bauer wrote: >>Is it philosophically anti-luxor to use a visual >>builder to drag-drop >>and copy/paste a GUI in a builder to effect a >>specific, crafted look and >>feel? >> >> > > Luxor XUL follows the HTML model, that is, you can >test drive your "dummy" UI without a backend (that is, > without a single line of Java code). All you need is >a XUL browser/runtime/motor such as Mozilla or >Luxilla. > > It's not anti-luxor to use a visual designer as it >is not anti-HTML to use designers such as Dreamweaver >or Frontpage. > > Ideally XUL like HTML lets you pick your designer >and your browser/runtime/motor. For now the choice of >XUL designer tool is somewhat limited. > > One way to get started is using UI designers that >spit out XML formats (e.g. Glade, Qt Designer) and >than convert it to XUL. Check out the luxor-contrib >download section for examples. > > > >>I have a visual need to visually work >>with what is, at the >>end of the day, a visual product. Perhaps, this is >>just me but I have a >>feeling there are a lot of graphic designers that >>would assert that >>working with Illustrator, Photoshop et al would not >>be feasible without >>the visual canvas, palette and controls. >> >> > > Sure. Good tools always help you to be more >productive. > > Also note that XUL is XML which makes it easy to >create and parse. > > > >>It seems to me that any Builder that reads/writes >>property XUL files as >>an integral part of the Builder's design would be a >>welcome addition. >> >> > > You're right. > > > >>Perhaps this is in the works I have not seen this >>thread. >> >> > > I'm not going to build a UI/forms designer but I'm >sure someone else will. > > You might wonna check out Theodore or Franklin >(Upcoming) for a start online at >http://www.carlsbadcubes.com/theodore/ and >http://www.carlsbadcubes.com/franklin/ > > - Gerald > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_______________________________________________ >luxor-xul-user mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/luxor-xul-user > > > -- Lane Sharman Conga Spec Sheet: http://opendoors.com/conga/2.2/docs/CongaSpecSheet.pdf Java Software Portal: http://opendoors.com How I expended my youth: http://opendoors.com/lane.pdf