Closed Bug 328899 Opened 18 years ago Closed 18 years ago

Empty frame profile to make Desktop applications in xul.

Categories

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

x86
Linux
enhancement
Not set
normal

Tracking

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RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: billberggren, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051224 Debian/1.5.dfsg-3 Firefox/1.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051224 Debian/1.5.dfsg-3 Firefox/1.5

This is not a bug, but a missing feature.  I hope I don't upset you. Mozilla needs a way to run XUL applications, as desktop applications.

mozilla -P empty wordprocessor.xul

where an empty frame would load with the xul application in the window.  It is very difficult to make applications on Linux when you consider all the dependicies needed.  For example, python with gtk, is a poor choice since each user would have to install a gtk to run a program. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. mozilla -P user.js wordprocessor.xul
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Actual Results:  
user.js is a attempt to make an empty shell.  User is given option to use profile.  mozilla writes a lot of config files to directory and changes prefs.js.  The window opens up changed, but menu bars still exist.  The application looks as if it was opened in a web browser.  If the browser is already open, the xul is placed in a tab. 

Expected Results:  
An empty frame with the xul application running.  The application should look like any desktop application.  The command should open up a new independent frame of Mozilla.

firefox -P empty wordprocessor.xul, should open a window with empty frame and wordprocesser.xul running in the window.
(In reply to comment #0)
> For example, python with gtk, is a poor choice since each
> user would have to install a gtk to run a program. 

You have to have GTK installed to run Firefox anyway...?
It's possible to create standalone XUL applications with XULRunner (http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner), related?
You're asking for xulrunner, which is already at Developer Preview status.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 18 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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