The short version of my previous XUL post is that our framework attempts to convert entity references into translated strings by trying three different approaches until one succeeds: A fast and accurate method, provided the developer has added a <tfs_string> …
Read moreDTDs and Javascript don’t mix
Remember this diagram from a couple of posts ago: After our previous exciting instalment some of this should start to make a bit more sense. In particular, that post explains why there’s a double-ended arrow going between the ASP.Net layer …
Read moreTranslation, translation, translation
When we began work on our new XUL-based framework we decided that translations should be built in at a low level. Most obviously a translation could be used to switch our applications to run in French, Spanish or some other …
Read moreSticking it all together
As my previous post described, there are a whole load of different technologies that are jammed together to produce the applications I’m writing at the moment. In order to provide a little more insight into what’s happening – and so …
Read moreA mish-mash of technologies
I’m a software developer by trade, working on web-based applications for a small software company in the UK. Recently I’ve been working on a new development framework, plus some real-life applications, based on XUL. This restricts the applications to running …
Read morecolorToRGBA()
I’ve recently been working on a XUL application, and needed to fade gracefully from one colour to another. One of the stumbling blocks was trying to work out what my start and end colours actually are – or more to …
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