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=Discussion=
XUL is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml XML] based language and thus has the a similiar set of advantages . One of the biggest being that it that its completly cross-platform . It accomplishes this by defining the locations and type of each widget but not defining what it will look like. Because of this the user-interface will use the systems native componets to build the GUI and thus looks like a native application. XUL also allows for the insertion of other XML languages into it such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhtml XHTML], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML MathML] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svg SVG]. Also because of its structure all the GUI componets and tezt is localized structure which makes it can be easily translated easy translate into other languages.
Currently, an application named [[XULRunner]] is being developed that will to offer a runtime environment for XUL applications.
==Common Usages==
* Textboxes and inputsChrome* Toolbars and buttons* Navigation menus* Tabbed windowing systems* Keyboard Mnemonics and input handlingFirefox Extension's GUI
==Supported Technologies==
* GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP, ICO images
* HTTP 1.1
==Technical Details (Technologies XUL relies on)==
===eXtensible Bindings Language ([[XBL]])===
* Allows for additional, custom tags
* Can provide new event handlers and methods for existing elements
===Overlays===
* Used to customize applications
* Gets around NPL & MPL licensing
===[[XPCOM]]===
* A means of calling upon the underyling C/C++ libraries for heavylifting
===XPInstall===
* Provides an install tool for distributing XUL applications
=Sample Code=
<button id="dpsbutton" label="DPS909 is fun" />
</window>
Paste the above sample code inside your favourite editor and save it with a file extension of .XUL. Open the file in a Mozilla-based browser to view it.
=Example Applications=