Re: [xul-interop] Trying to understand the purpose of XUL

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there is an http request function, but...

we use xul extensively for our applications and i am finding it most 
useful as the layout engine rather than the everything engine. 
particularly where interactivity is required.

i'd recommend that you use xul for the layout, buttons, trees - lists 
perhaps - depends, and then iframes with xforms or ajax style html to do 
the heavy lifting.

you'll get the best of all worlds.

rick

Rashmi . wrote:

> 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 in 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 
> data 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 able 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 in 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 like
>     > there is no straight forward way to submit a forms data when the
>     web page is
>     > built using XUL.
>     >
>     > Is this true?
>     >
>     >
>     > Clearly I don't completely understand the purpose of XUL. From
>     what I have
>     > 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
>     >
>
>
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