44329 - xul is described at eXtensible

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect, P2)

Description

[Ryoichi Furukawa]

In Desktop Integration display on preference dialog,
*.xul is described at 'eXtensible User-interface Language documents'.

xul means 'XML-based User Interface Language', does'nt it?

Comment 1

[Blake Ross]

no, it means extensible user interface language.  Just like it says.

Comment 2

[Peter "jag" Annema]

--- getting started with mozilla ui hacking

http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/gettingstarted.html
``The whole user interface is built on eXtensible User interface Language 
("XUL") ...''

--- XUL Programmer's Reference Manual, Third Draft

http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xulref/XUL_Reference.html
``This document is a reference for the XML-based User Interface Language 
(XUL).''

--- Introduction to a XUL Document

http://www.mozilla.org/xpfe/xptoolkit/xulintro.html
``XUL (pronounced "zuul," as if that spelling helped any, and short for
"XML-based User Interface Language")...''


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So it's 2-1 for "XML-based User Interface Language".

These all use "eXtensible User-interface Language documents":

/xpfe/components/prefwindow/resources/locale/en-US/pref-winhooks.dtd#19
/xpfe/components/winhooks/nsWindowsHooks.cpp#50
/l10n/langpacks/en-GB/chrome/en-GB/communicator/locale/pref/pref-winhooks.dtd#19

Considering this a valid bug report, reopening.

Comment 3

[Peter "jag" Annema]

For clarification:

I'm sure there are more documents over at mozilla.org and didn't mean that 2-1 
to indicate a "won by majority".

What I was trying to indicate is that there seem to be a few posibilities for 
what XUL might stand for.

Anyway, from scc, who made up the name XUL:
<scc> XML-based UI-description Language
<scc> 'description' may be omitted at your convenience

Confirming bug.

Comment 4

[Blake Ross]

Well, actually it's 2-2; there's the url you gave and the url i provided (see 
the URL field).  i was also told on irc that it's extensible.  still not sure, 
though...

Comment 5

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Folks -- Forget about counting docs. The *correct* answer is "XML-based User
Interface Language." Anywhere in the product UI or doc that it says
"eXtensible," it should be fixed.

Comment 6

[Blake Ross]

heh.

but counting docs was so fun.

ok ok, reassigning to me

Comment 7

[Stephen Walker]

i did a lxr search for "eXtensible User-interface" & found another file with 
the wrong wording. it's /l10n/langpacks/en-DE/chrome/en-
DE/communicator/locale/pref/pref-winhooks.dtd i'm attaching patches with the 
correct wording

Comment 8

[Stephen Walker]

Attachment: /xpfe/components/prefwindow/resources/locale/en-US/pref-winhooks.dtd fix

Comment 9

[Stephen Walker]

Attachment: /xpfe/components/winhooks/nsWindowsHooks.cpp fix

Comment 10

[Stephen Walker]

Attachment: /l10n/langpacks/en-GB/chrome/en-GB/communicator/locale/pref/pref-winhooks.dtd fix

Comment 11

[Stephen Walker]

Attachment: mozilla/l10n/langpacks/en-DE/chrome/en-DE/communicator/locale/pref/pref-window.dtd fix

Comment 12

[matt]

Reviewed by me

Comment 13

[Chris Waterson]

a=waterson

Comment 14

[Stephen Walker]

Attachment: patch to nsWindowsHooks.cpp to get rid of eXtensible wording, mcafee approved of the xul change & scc approved of the xml change

Comment 15

[Stephen Walker]

r=matt

Comment 16

[Stephen Walker]

a=brendan

Comment 17

[Peter "jag" Annema]

walk84, do you need help getting this checked in?
Find me in irc :-)

Comment 18

[Blake Ross]

Fix checked in.  The pref dtd changes no longer apply.

Comment 19

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

assuming this is a trunk-only fix [correct me if otherwise].

Comment 20

[Blake Ross]

Yeah.  I don't know how to verify this, though.  You may just have to dbl-check 
Bonsai that the change was made.

Comment 21

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

well, the descriptions for the various file types in the Desktop Integration
panel are long gone. but it's in there when i did a check for the file in lxr.
so, verifying.