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'''Note: This page is still under construction'''
== Introduction ==
This tutorial is designed for people who have never touched XUL or XULRunner before and allow them to create a Hello World application on XULRunner. This tutorial will guide users in such a way that it will show users how to create their firstapplication without knowing the details.
This guide will also help guide the new pioneers of XULRunner understand XULRunner enough so that they are ready to take on more more complicated applications.
== Setting up an application file structure ==
First set up the application file structure to the following:
/''applicationName''xulapp /chrome /''applicationName''content main.xul ''your app files'' chrome.manifest /defaults /preferences prefs.js application.ini This file structure is used on a Linux platform. If your using a different platform, please visit [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner:Deploying_XULRunner_1.8 Deploying XULRunner 1.8] to find the file struture for your specific platform. '''Notes:'''
== Setting up the application.ini file ==
MaxVersion=1.8
</pre>
To find more information about this file, click on the following link: [[application.ini File]]
== Setting up the chrome.manifest file ==
For this example, the chrome.manifest file contains the followinginformation:
content myapp file:content/
To find more information about this file, click on the following link: [[chrome.manifest File]]
== Setting up the prefs.js file ==
pref("toolkit.defaultChromeURI", "chrome://myapp/content/main.xul");
:*'''toolkit.defaultChromeURI''' is a preferences which allows a simple XULRunner-based application to open a new window
:*'''chrome://myapp/content/main.xul''' is the location of the main XUL file.
To find more information about this file, click on the following link: [[prefs.js File]]
== Creating some XUL ==
For the similicity simplicity of this application, we're going to create a simple XUL window that says hello world. Open the file, "main.xul". This file is located in the following location: /myapp /content main.xul Write the following code into the xul file. This code will popup a XUL window with the words "hello world"
<pre>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
== Running the application ==
To run the application, type the following:by typing xulrunner application.ini
If you have trouble running the file, please go to the following link for details of how to run it in your on Linuxspecific operating system, [[How to run the application]] After executing the command, you should get a popup screen like the one below. [[Image:XULRunner - My App screenshot.png]] == Conclusion == Creating a Hello World application on XULRunner isn't a hard task. xulrunner Writing this applicationdoes not require a heavy knowledge of XULRunner but if developers choose to write more complex programs should have a better understanding of XULRunner.ini
== References ==
*[[XULRunner_Guide_Outline | XULRunner Guide]]
*[http://blogs.acceleration.net/ryan/archive/2005/05/06/1073.aspx XULRunner Tutorial]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Getting_started_with_XULRunner Getting started with XULRunner]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner:Deploying_XULRunner_1.8 Deploying XULRunner]
*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Application_Packaging XUL Application Packaging]