Re: [xul-interop] Trying to understand the purpose of XUL
"Rashmi ." <[email protected]> Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:40:53 -0800 (PST)
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--0-1347248197-1140381653=:81309 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I tried embedding html form tags, but when the form is submitted only the= values stored in the html input tags get submitted, the values entered i= n XUL input does not get submitted. This is a big problem for me. I feel that XUL is better than AJAX but, why does XUL not submit form dat= a to the back end just like how HTML does? Tei <[email protected]> wrote: 1) AJAX, the good one. 2) embed html tags ,may work think in the application level. one abstraction layer up. On 2/19/06, Rashmi . wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use XUL for my website's administration module. I was ab= le to > implement a simple example where I show a text box and a button. > > Then I tried to find out information on how to submit what is entered i= n the > text box to the business layer and eventually to the database. > > I researched for 2 days on the internet regarding this, but it looks li= ke > there is no straight forward way to submit a forms data when the web pa= ge is > built using XUL. > > Is this true? > > > Clearly I don't completely understand the purpose of XUL. From what I h= ave > read so far, it seems like XUL is only suited for rendering content and= not > for saving user entered data. > > Please let me know what XUL can and cannot do. > > I am really looking forward to use XUL to build my website, but I need = to > know if I can use XUL to submit form data first. > > -Thank you > Rashmi > -- Oscar Vives -------------------------------------------------------------------- Consultor de Software Libre www.servicios-dpi.com Telf 645 167 472 [email protected] --0-1347248197-1140381653=:81309 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I tried embedding html form tags, but when the form is submitted only the= values stored in the html input tags get submitted, the values entered i= n XUL input does not get submitted. This is a big problem for me.<br><br>= I feel that XUL is better than AJAX but, why does XUL not submit form dat= a to the back end just like how HTML does?<br><br><b><i>Tei <oscar.viv= [email protected]></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"replbq" style=3D"bord= er-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;= "> 1) AJAX, the good one.<br>2) embed html tags <html:form> ,may work<br= ><br>think in the application level. one abstraction layer up.<br><br>On = 2/19/06, Rashmi . <[email protected]> wrote:<br>> Hello,<br>>= <br>> I am trying to use XUL for my website's administration module. I= was able to<br>> implement a simple example where I show a text box a= nd a button.<br>><br>> Then I tried to find out information on how = to submit what is entered in the<br>> text box to the business layer and eventually to the database.<br>><br>> I res= earched for 2 days on the internet regarding this, but it looks like<br>&= gt; there is no straight forward way to submit a forms data when the web = page is<br>> built using XUL.<br>><br>> Is this true?<br>><br= >><br>> Clearly I don't completely understand the purpose of XUL. F= rom what I have<br>> read so far, it seems like XUL is only suited for= rendering content and not<br>> for saving user entered data.<br>><= br>> Please let me know what XUL can and cannot do.<br>><br>> I = am really looking forward to use XUL to build my website, but I need to<b= r>> know if I can use XUL to submit form data first.<br>><br>> -= Thank you<br>> Rashmi<br>><br><br><br>--<br>Oscar Vives<br>--------= ------------------------------------------------------------<br>Consultor= de Software Libre<br><br> www.servicios-dpi.com<br> Telf 645 167 472<b= r>=20 [email protected]<br></[email protected]></html:form><= /blockquote><br> --0-1347248197-1140381653=:81309-- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ XUL News Wire - http://xulnews.com XUL Job Postings - http://xuljobs.com Open XUL Alliance - http://xulalliance.org