Re: Blackconnect

Hello Antoine,

> Has anyone already used Blackconnect for connecting xul and java ?
> Or does anyone know a way to connect java to xul application ?
> I tried to use blackconnect without success and I can't find a lot of 
> documentation about this subject and it seems the projects hasn't been 
> touched for at least 2 years ... is it normal ?
>
> Could someone give me a hand on that ?

    You might check if NewsMonster - an open source news, weblog, and 
RSS aggregator running inside Mozilla and developed in Java, JavaScript, 
XUL & friends - includes an updated package.

  As far as I remember the author - Kevin "Burtonator" Burton and a 
friend have started a Java umbrella project on modev.org. See 
http://java.mozdev.org

   The blurb states:

   Turn Java into a first-class citizen of the Mozilla/XUL platform. 
This will enable developers to build applications where a Java backend 
can be used to interact with a Mozilla/XUL front-end, combining the 
power of Java's server libraries with the interactivity and user 
interface capabilities of Mozilla.

   Unfortunately, as far as I can tell both projects, that is, 
NewsMonster and the Java mozdev.org projects are orphans as Kevin Burton 
and Brad GNUberg are busy with their new startup Rojo. See http://rojo.com

   As an alternative you might check out "pure" emerging Java solutions 
such as MozCreator XUL Browser @ http://xulbrowser.sourceforge.net or 
any of a dozen others such as Sulu, Luxor, LUX, etc.
 
   Another alternative might be to embed Mozilla as a Java widget. See 
the JRex project online @ http://jrex.mozdev.org

   Let us know your findings if you investigate Mozilla XUL and Java 
interop issues further.

   - Gerald


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