JXUL: Java-based XUL
Kevin T. Smith
I have written some open-source software with two other guys, Vaughn Bullard
and Michael C. Daconta, available at http://www.jxul.org/. The idea is to
have XUL interfaces available for import into Java applications. It's just a
start, but we'd like to gauge interest in further development of the
project. Here's the press release, if anyone is interested:
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News Release
Contact:
JXUL Open Source
Kevin T. Smith
JXUL Open Source Project Announced
Initiative Will Unite Browser and User Interface Development
Fairfax, Virginia - July 30, 2001 - A team of software engineers in Northern
Virginia announced the development of an open source project to integrate
the eXtensible User Interface Language (XUL) into the Java programming
language platform.
Vaughn Bullard, Michael C. Daconta, and Kevin T. Smith, founders of the
project, said the JXUL project is the foundation for importing
cross-platform XUL-driven user interfaces into Java applications. XUL, an
XML-based language developed by Mozilla.org, is a major technology used to
develop the user interface of the latest Netscape and Mozilla browsers. The
goal of the JXUL project is to provide a simple way to extend XUL beyond the
browser by allowing applications to import simple and complex XUL-based user
interfaces into Java applications. By providing an API in Java for loading
XUL components, the team hopes to provide the development community with a
new method of quickly building easily adaptable graphical user interfaces.
Bullard, Smith, and Daconta are the authors of Essential XUL Programming,
published this month by John Wiley & Sons. Bullard and Smith are Principal
Software Engineers at BTG, Inc., an information technology firm in Fairfax;
Daconta is Director of Web and Technology Services at McDonald Bradley, an
IT solutions provider.
The JXUL team said that they encourage software developers to comment and
contribute to the current software baseline. After the API matures, the
developers hope to submit the JXUL API to Sun's Java Community Process
(www.jcp.org) for inclusion in the J2SE and JavaServer Faces efforts. For
more information about the JXUL Open Source Project, contact Kevin T. Smith
at ksm...@btg.com, or visit the home page at <http://www.jxul.org/>.