XML front-end ideas

[David Joham <djoham criadvantage com>]

I think the XML front end idea may have merit, but we may be getting
overly-complex in our solution to the problem. I'll have to think about it.

If we were to do the front end in XML, what does everyone think here about
having that XML be XUL (Mozilla) syntax-based? They've already done a ton of
work in getting an XML-GUI language and I think we may be able to leverage a
lot of that. In addition, that may allow for a Mozilla-based web interface
to be constructed easier in the future.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Bos [mailto:allabos@freeler.nl]
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 3:25 PM
To: kde-sysconfig@altair.dhs.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Setup-tool-hackers] Similar frontends?


On Sunday 20 May 2001 23:10, you wrote:
> OK, I'll give into the reality that in the real world the interfaces will
> not be identical. However, I believe that we would be really hurting both
> projects if we didn't at least try. If it doesn't work, well then as
before
> nothing is really lost. But if it does work, well then think of how much
> further along we will be.

Wouldn't be possible to define the GUI in XML.  This GUI definition file 
should be read by gnome, kde, webmin, etc.  In this case the gui file be 
identical no matter which desktop environment is being used.

-- 
Richard Bos
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